UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and light heavyweight contender Daniel Cormier were the top earners at Saturday’s UFC 170 event. MMAjunkie obtained the list of disclosed paydays from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which oversaw Saturday’s pay-per-view event at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center. The total disclosed payroll for the event was $843,000. Cormier (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who defeated late-replacement Patrick Cummins (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in the co-main event, was the top earner with a base pay of $80,000 with an additional $80,000 for his first-round knockout victory
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UFC 170 salaries: Ronda Rousey, Daniel Cormier paydays lead $843K payroll – MMA Junkie