Sherdog.com obtained The Ultimate Fighter 17 finale salaries from the Nevada Athletic Commission on Monday. The main event winner Urijah Faber was the biggest payee of the evening taking home $55,000 guarantee plus another $55,000 for his win bonus to make his total for the evening $110,000. The next highest payee was actually Cole Miller who fought as the final Facebook preliminary fight. Miller submitted Bart Palszewski in the first round with a rear naked choke to double his take home of $21,000 with another $21,000 for the win bring him to $42,000 for the night.
These figures are just what is mandatory for the UFC to report. It does not include any discretionary bonuses or performance bonuses the UFC may hand out. It also does not include any deductions for such things as taxes, licenses, insurance or other fees. These figures also do not include the event bonuses of $50,000 that went out to Travis Browne for “Knockout of the Night”, Daniel Pineda for “Submission of the Night”, or Cat Zingano and Miesha Tate for “Fight of the Night”
UFC ‘The Ultimate Fighter 17’ Finale Salaries:
Urijah Faber: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus)
Scott Jorgensen: $23,500
Kelvin Gastelum: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Uriah Hall: $8,000
Cat Zingano: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
Miesha Tate: $28,000
Travis Browne: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Gabriel Gonzaga: $24,000
Bubba McDaniel: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Gilbert Smith: $8,000
Josh Samman: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Kevin Casey: $8,000
Luke Barnatt: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Collin Hart: $8,000
Dylan Andrews: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Jimmy Quinlan: $8,000
Clint Hester: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Bristol Marunde: $8,000
Cole Miller: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
Bart Palaszewski: $15,000
Maximo Blanco: $26,00 (includes $13,000 win bonus)
Sam Sicilia: $8,000
Daniel Pineda: $26,00 (includes $13,000 win bonus)
Justin Lawrence: $8,000
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