The light heavyweights earned $250,000 each (disclosed pay only) for their back-and-forth, three-round bout that Griffin won via split decision. Ortiz won the first encounter, also a split decision, in this inevitable trilogy at UFC 59 in April 2006.
Josh Koscheck was another big winner in more ways than one. The American Kickboxing Academy welterweight took home $246,000 for his second-round submission against Anthony Johnson, which included two performance bonuses distributed by the promotion. Koscheck also utilized his platform Saturday to campaign for a rematch with champion St. Pierre, boosting fan awareness in the process. Johnson earned $87,000 in defeat.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira’s Octagon debut earned him $170,000, which included the evening’s knockout bonus for his tidy first-round handling of Luis Arthur Cane. Cane took home $19,000.
Forrest
Griffin -- $250,000 (including $150,000 win bonus)
def.
Tito
Ortiz -- $250,000
Josh
Koscheck -- $246,000 (including $53,000 win bonus, $70,000 FOTN
bonus, $70,000 submission bonus)
def.
Anthony
Johnson -- $87,000 ($70,000 FOTN bonus)
Amir
Sadollah -- $30,000 (including $15,000 win bonus)
def.
Phil
Baroni -- $25,000
Antonio
Rogerio Nogueira -- $170,000 (including $30,000 win bonus,
$70,000 knockout bonus)
def.
Luis Arthur
Cane -- $19,000
Paulo
Thiago -- $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus)
def.
Jacob
Volkmann -- $6,000
George
Sotiropoulos -- $20,000 (including $10,000 win bonus)
def.
Jason
Dent -- $8,000
Caol Uno
-- $20,000 (no win bonus awarded for draw)
def.
Fabricio
Camoes-- $10,000
Brian
Foster -- $12,000 (including $6,000 win bonus)
def.
Brock
Larson -- $26,000
Kendall
Grove -- $44,000 (including $22,000 win bonus)
def.
Jake
Rosholt -- $15,000
Ben
Saunders -- $20,000 (including $10,000 win bonus)
def.
Marcus
Davis -- $27,000
Note: These numbers, sent to Sherdog.com by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, are disclosed pay only. They do not include additional compensation such as sponsorships or percentages of pay-per-view revenue.
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