Rose Namajunas goes house with the most important payday for anyone on the UFC Atlanta card this previous weekend after the previous strawweight champion earned $500,000 for her win over Miranda Maverick.
On Monday, the Georgia Athletic & Leisure Fee confirmed salaries for UFC Atlanta to MMA Combating with Namajunas main all fighters on the cardboard.
Following a tricky loss in her earlier outing to Erin Blanchfield, Namajunas bounced again with a strong showcase in opposition to Maverick within the three-round struggle. As for her wage, Namajunas earned $250,000 to point out together with one other $250,000 to win, per the fee.
On the opposite aspect, Maverick took house $125,000 after her four-fight win streak got here to an finish with the choice loss to Namajunas. She additionally revealed afterwards that she suffered a torn ACL in her knee, which suggests Maverick might doubtlessly be sidelined for the following 12 months in restoration.
In the principle occasion, Kamaru Usman took house $300,000 for his dominant victory over Joaquin Buckley, which accounts for his first win in practically 4 years. Usman landed quite a few takedowns and successfully mauled Buckley on the bottom to get the job executed and he’s now proper again within the combine for a possible title shot within the close to future.
As for Buckley, he earned $150,000 in a shedding effort on Saturday evening.
Regardless of dropping a choice to Raoni Barcelos on the principle card, former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt nonetheless took house $275,000 for his effort. Previous to the occasion, Garbrandt revealed he only recently inked a brand new multi-fight deal to stick with the UFC after he was initially on the ultimate bout on his contract heading into UFC Atlanta.
Veteran welterweight Michael Chiesa took house $300,000 for his win over Court McGee on the prelims. Whereas it wasn’t probably the most thrilling struggle on the cardboard, Chiesa took house the victory together with a hefty payday with $150,000 to point out and one other $150,000 for the win.
Listed below are the complete salaries for UFC Atlanta:
Kamaru Usman: $300,000, no win bonus
Joaquin Buckley: $150,000
Rose Namajunas: $500,000 — $250,000 to point out, $250,000 to win
Miranda Maverick: $125,000
Edmen Shabazyan: $186,000 — $93,000 to point out, $93,000 to win
Andre Petroski: $100,000
Raoni Barcelos: $102,000 — $51,000 to point out, $51,000 to win
Cody Garbrandt: $275,000
Mansur Abdul-Malik: $28,000 — $14,000 to point out, $14,000 to win
Cody Brundage: $65,000
Alonzo Menifield: $250,000 — $125,000 to point out, $125,000 to win
Oumar Sy: $26,000
Rodolfo Bellato: $12,000
Paul Craig: $125,000
Michael Chiesa: $300,000 — $150,000 to point out, $150,000 to win
Court docket McGee: $83,000
Malcolm Wellmaker: $24,000 — $12,000 to point out, $12,000 to win
Kris Moutinho: $14,000
Jose Ochoa: $20,000 — $10,000 to point out, $10,000 to win
Cody Durden: $63,000
Ricky Simon: $166,000 — $83,000 to point out, $83,000 to win
Cameron Smotherman: $14,000
Phil Rowe: $110,000 — $55,000 to point out, $55,000 to win
Ange Loosa: $30,000
Jamey-Lyn Horth: $50,000 — $25,000 to point out, $25,000 to win
Vanessa Demopoulos: $65,000
