Fellow fighters weren’t happy when it was revealed Sage Northcutt earned $80,000 for his December victory over Cody Pfister at UFC Fight Night 80. But he said there’s a reason for it. Northcutt’s (6-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) second-round submission win over Pfister (12-4-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at the Las Vegas event marked just his second UFC appearance. Although disclosed salaries don’t always represent the entirety of a fighter’s earnings, Northcutt’s deal of $40,000 to show and $40,000 to win is unusually high for a fighter so young in his UFC career. Matt Mitrione, a veteran of 15 UFC heavyweight fights, called Northcutt’s pay “ ridiculous .”. Free agent bantamweight Aljamain Sterling said the information would be used as a bargaining tool in contract negotiations
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