Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz rake in $5 million to top UFC 202 salaries
Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz went to war on Saturday night but they were paid handsomely as a reward.
As previously reported ahead of UFC 202, McGregor made a record breaking $3 million disclosed payday for his rematch with Diaz on Saturday night after pulling in $1 million for the first bout back in March.
Diaz didn't do too bad either with a $2 million paycheck for the fight according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, who revealed the full salary list for the event on Monday.
The $5 million combined payday between McGregor and Diaz is by far the largest total purse for any one fight in UFC history.
McGregor and Diaz also each earned $50,000 for taking part in the "Fight of the Night" at UFC 202 as well.
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson pulled in $270,000 for his 13-second destruction of Glover Teixeira on Saturday night.
Johnson also earned an additional $50,000 for a "Performance of the Night" bonus, which means he earned just over $24,615 per second for his lightning fast knockout over Teixeira.
Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and Lorenz Larkin both closed out their current UFC deals with wins on Saturday night as they look to renegotiate new contracts following a pair of stellar performances.
Cerrone earned $170,000 for his TKO victory over Rick Story while Larkin made $78,000 for his stunning first round TKO over No. 7 ranked welterweight Neil Magny.
Cerrone also earned an additional $50,000 for a "Performance of the Night" with his win.
The full salary list for UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 is listed below:
Conor McGregor — $3 million
Nate Diaz — $2 million
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson — $270,000 ($135,000 to show, $135,000 to win)
Glover Teixeira — $65,000
Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone — $170,000 ($85,000 to show, $85,000 to win)
Rick Story — $41,000
Mike Perry — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Hyun Gyu Lim — $18,000
Tim Means — $62,000 ($31,000 to show, $31,000 to win)
Sabah Homasi — $12,000
Cody Garbrandt — $54,000 ($27,000 to show, $27,000 to win)
Takeya Mizugaki — $39,000
Raquel Pennington — $46,000 ($23,000 to show, $23,000 to win)
Elizabeth Phillips — $12,000
Artem Lobov — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win)
Chris Avila — $10,000
Cortney Casey — $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Randa Markos — $14,000
Lorenz Larkin — $78,000 ($39,000 to show, $39,000 to win)
Neil Magny — $47,000
Colby Covington — $42,000 ($21,000 to show, $21,000 to win)
Max Griffin — $10,000
Marvin Vettori — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Alberto Uda — $10,000