With half a million dollars, Jones receives the biggest salary at UFC 182

Jones (right) received the highest salary at UFC 182. Photo: Disclosure/UFC

UFC 182 gave many reasons to celebrate for Jon Jones. In addition to defeating your arch-rival Daniel Cormier and defending the light heavyweight belt for the eighth time, “Bones” received the biggest salary of the event, pocketing half a million dollars.

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According to the list released by the Nevada Athletic Commission, Jones' salary of US$500 was considerably higher than Cormier's, who received US$90. The challenger's payment for the belt was even lower than what was offered to Donald Cerrone, who, with the bonus for his victory over Myles Jury, took home $140.

The only Brazilian to participate in the event, Rodrigo Damm had his salary at US$ 12 thousand, while his opponent, Evan dunham, took US$54 thousand. The list released by the Nevada Commission does not include the bonuses distributed after the event, which award “Fight of the Night” and “Performance of the Night” to two fighters.

Check out the list of UFC 182 salaries:

Jon Jones: U.S. $ one thousand 500
Daniel Cormer: U.S. $ one thousand 90

Donald Cerrone: U.S. $ one thousand 140
Myles Jury: U.S. $ one thousand 16

Brad Tavares: U.S. $ one thousand 50
Nate Marquardt: U.S. $ one thousand 49

Kyoji Horiguchi: U.S. $ one thousand 40
Louis Gaudinot: U.S. $ one thousand 10

Hector Lombard: U.S. $ one thousand 106
Josh Burkman: U.S. $ one thousand 45

Paul felder: U.S. $ one thousand 20
Danny Castillo: U.S. $ one thousand 36

cody garbrandt: U.S. $ one thousand 16
Marcus Brimage: U.S. $ one thousand 12

Shawn Jordan: U.S. $ one thousand 44
Jared Cannonier: U.S. $ one thousand 8

Evan dunham: U.S. $ one thousand 54
Rodrigo Damm: U.S. $ one thousand 12

Omari Akhmedov: U.S. $ one thousand 20
Mats Nilsson: U.S. $ one thousand 8

Marion Reneau: U.S. $ one thousand 17,6
Alexis Dufresne: U.S. $ one thousand 6,4

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