Dos Santos and Mir, Set to Earn $200,000 in UFC 146

Both UFC 146 headliners heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos  and Frank Mir are set to receive $200,000, regardless of who wins at tomorrow’s maincard bout. Keith Kizer, Nevada State Athletic Commission’s Executive Director confirms this information.

Co-headliner and former champion Cain Velasquez, is set to receive $100,000 to show and an additional $100,000 bonus if he wins. While his contender, former Strikeforce fighter Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva,  is only set to receive a flat  salary of $70,000.

The figures that are disclosed by NSAC does not include salary deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes and bonuses from sponsors, other special UFC bonuses and pay-per-view revenues that some top-level fighters receive.

Full UFC fighter’s salaries will be disclosed by the NSAC, next week.

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