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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
Conor McGregor's win over Dennis Siver Sunday night at UFC Fight Night 59 earned him a $170,000 disclosed payday, as he topped the official $831,00 payroll in the main event. The Irish featherweight in large part helped the UFC get their highest cable rating since December of 2009, peaking with over three million viewers for his bout.
Other top earners on the card were Donald Cerrone, who earned $146,000 in his win over Benson Henderson, with longtime vet Gleison Tibau coming in third with $90,000 for his win over Norman Parke on the main card.
Below is the full list of payouts (via MMAJunkie.com).
Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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