Headliners Conor McGregor ($1 million) and Nate Diaz ($500,000), as well as co-headliner Holly Holm ($500,000), earned the largest disclosed paydays at Saturday’s UFC 196 event. MMAjunkie recently obtained the list of the disclosed paydays from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which oversaw the event. UFC 196 took place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. In the headliner, Diaz (19-10 MMA, 14-8 UFC) handled featherweight champion McGregor (19-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) in a non-title welterweight bout and scored a second-round submission victory .
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UFC 196 salaries: McGregor ($1M), Diaz ($500K), Holm ($500K) lead way – MMA Junkie