Conor McGregor is looking to become the Floyd Mayweather of the UFC, and he’s off to a good start after his victory at UFC 189.
The salaries from the gigantic pay per view were revealed, with McGregor and Chad Mendes both cashing in. Both fighters received $500,000 just for showing up.
McGregor didn’t get a win bonus, but with shares of the PPV, he’s likely to cash in with $3-4 million alone.
Here’s the full breakdown:
Conor McGregor: $500,000 (no win bonus)
Chad Mendes: $500,000
Robbie Lawler: $300,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus)
Rory MacDonald: $59,000
Jeremy Stephens: $72,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus)
Dennis Bermudez: $34,000
Gunnar Nelson: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus)
Brandon Thatch: $22,000
Thomas Almeida: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Brad Pickett: $30,000
Matt Brown: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
Tim Means: $23,000
Alex Garcia: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Mike Swick: $48,000
John Howard: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
Cathal Pendred: $10,000
Cody Garbrandt: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Henry Briones: $10,000
Louis Smolka: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Neil Seery: $15,000
Cody Pfister: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Yosdenis Cedeno: $13,000
The total was a disclosed payroll of $1,952,000.