UFC Seattle salaries: Israel Adesanya, Joe Pyfer top list of disclosed payouts
The Washington State Department of Licensing released Tuesday the disclosed payouts from UFC Seattle in March.
The two men with top-billing at UFC Fight Night 271 received the top disclosed payouts. It's been two months since the event, but the Washington State Department of Licensing released Tuesday the list of disclosed payouts to MMA Junkie via a public records request filed days after the March 28 event at Climate Pledge Arena. It's important to note the pay figures do not performance nor discretionary bonuses, nor do they include LOA (letters of agreement, also known as "side letters") that are used by the promotion, typically when dealing with bigger-named athletes or other special cases.
Main event winner Joe Pyfer received $400,000 in disclosed pay, for his second-round TKO of middleweight legend Israel Adesanya , who received $500,000 flat. Michael Chiesa had the storybook ending to his competitive career when he earned $310,000 for his quick finish of Niko Price. Co-main evnet victor Alexa Grasso ($260,000), who submitted Maycee Barber, received a disclosed payout of $260,000.
Full UFC Seattle disclosed payouts: Joe Pyfer: $400,000 ($275,000 show + $125,000 win bonus) Israel Adesanya: $500,000 Alexa Grasso: $260,000 ($130,000 show + $130,000 win bonus) Maycee Barber: $85,000 Michael Chiesa: $310,000 ($155,000 show + $155,000 win bonus) Niko Price: $75,000 Lerryan Douglas: $20,000 ($10,000 show + $10,000 win bonus) Julian Erosa: $75,000 Yousri Belgaroui: $28,000 ($14,000 show + $14,000 win) Mansur Abdul-Malik: $33,000 Terrance McKinney: $140,000 ($70,000 show + $70,000 win) Kyle Nelson: $41,000 Tofiq Musayev: $70,000 ($35,000 show + $35,000 win) Ignacio Bahamondes: $120,000 Lance Gibson Jr. : $24,000 ($12,000 show + $12,000 win) Chase Hooper: $90,000 Tyrell Fortune: $60,000 ($30,000 show + $30,000 win) Marcin Tybura: $180,000 Casey O'Neill: $126,000 ($63,000 show + $63,000 win) Gabriella Fernandes: $62,000 ($31,000 show + $31,000 win) Navajo Stirling: $60,000 ($30,000 show + $30,000 win) Bruno Lopes: $12,000 Ricky Simon: $100,000 (draw) Adrian Yanez: $70,000 (draw) Alexia Thainara: $28,000 ($14,000 show + $14,000 win) Bruna Brasil: $28,000 This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Seattle salaries: Israel Adesanya, Joe Pyfer top list of disclosed payouts