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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the officially disclosed payroll figures from Saturday night's UFC 148 event, which took place from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Topping the night's disclosed earnings were co-main event fighters Forrest Griffin and Tito Ortiz, who earned $275,000 and $250,000, respectively. UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, who defeated Chael Sonnen a second time in the night's main event, earned a flat fee of $200,000, though the majority of his earnings for the night will come via pay-per-view points.
Other top earners on the event, which brought in a U.S. record $7 million gate, were Cung Le ($150K), Demian Maia ($96K), and Sonnen ($50K). The night's full disclosed payroll, $1,438,000 in total, is below (via MMAJunkie.com):
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