Shogun lands a strike on Vera during UFC on Fox 4. UFC publicity photo.
Mauricio Shogun may have lost to Lyoto Machida in the contest determining the next challenger to the light heavyweight belt. However, the Southern Brazilian did outdo his Northern Brazilian counterpart when it comes to the biggest check at UFC on Fox 4 last Saturday.
Shogun took home a cool $240,000, while Machida “only” netted $200,000.
Check out the rest of the UFC on Fox 4 payroll, with bonuses already figured in:
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua: US$240,000
Lyoto Machida: US$200,000
Mike Swick: US$86,000
Brandon Vera: US$70,000
Joe Lauzon: US$48,000
Ryan Bader: US$47,000
Manny Gamburyan: US$36,000
Phil De Fries: US$32,000
Phil Davis: US$30,000
Rani Yahya: US$24,000
Cole Miller: US$21,000
Nam Phan: US$20,000
DaMarques Johnson: US$18,000
John Moraga: US$18,000
Wagner Prado: US$16,000
Josh Grispi: US$15,000
Jamie Varner: US$12,000
Oli Thompson: US$11,000
Michihiro Omigawa: US$11,000
Ulysses Gomez: US$8,000