The UFC was in Seattle on February 22 and the salaries for the event have now been disclosed and Rob Font led the way.
In the main event, Song Yadong defeated Henry Cejduo by technical decision. For his winning performance in the main event of UFC Seattle, Yadong got $320,000 while Cejudo got $150,000.
The co-main event was a pivotal middleweight battle as Anthony Hernandez beat Brendan Allen by decision. Hernandez made $144,000 while Allen got $210,000.
Other notable UFC Seattle salaries include Rob Font who got $320,000 for his split decision win over Jean Matsumoto. Font tied Yadong for the biggest payout on the card. He was originally supposed to fight Dominick Cruz but was happy to just get his hand raised.
“That kid is tough,” Rob Font said after the win. “He’s going to be a problem in this division. I want to give him a huge shout taking on me on two weeks’ notice. I was supposed to come in here obviously fight Dominick Cruz. He got injured and obviously retired. I’m always improving and I can’t wait to see what’s next. I want anybody in front of me, I would love the winner of the main event [between Henry Cejudo and Song Yadong]. You know what’s up.”
Alozno Menifield got $240,000 while Ion Cutelaba got $190,000, Andre Fili got $110,000 and Ricky Simon got $160,000 as the other fighters to reach six figures.
The payouts were obtained by Forbes via a FOIA request from the Washington Department of Licensing. The payouts, however, do not include any of the Performance of the Night or Fight of the Night Bonuses, any other UFC bonuses, or any outfitting bonuses.
