UFC 139 marked the redemption of Wanderlei Silva and an epic battle between Mauricio Shogun e Wanderlei Silva. But the person who won the biggest purse at the event was the Vietnamese Cung le.
The California State Athletic Commission, the entity that sanctioned the show, disclosed the scholarships paid to the fighters, and Le received US$350 for the performance (about US$600).
Check out the full scholarship values below:
Dan Henderson: US$320 (including US$70 for the fight of the night).
Mauricio Shogun Street: US$235 (including US$70 for the night's fight).
Wanderlei Silva: US$200 thousand
Cung le: US$350 thousand
Urijah faber: US$64 thousand
Brian Bowles: $19
Martin Kampmann: $58.
Rick Story: $19.
Stephan bonnar: US$ 68 thousand.
Kyle Kingsbury: $10.
Ryan bader: US$ 48 thousand.
Jason Brilz: $13.
Michael McDonald: $14
Alex Soto: $6.
Chris Weidman: US$ 24 thousand.
Tom Lawlor: $12.
Gleison Tibau: US$34 thousand.
Rafael Dos Anjos: US$ 16 thousand.
Miguel Torres: US$60 thousand.
Nick Pace: $4.
Seth Baczynski: $16.
Matt Brown: $12.
Danny Castillo: $34.
Shamar Bailey: $8.
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