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UFC Fight Night 70 Payroll: Lyoto Machida tops earnings in loss with $200K payout
Jun 30, 2015 - 1:55:42 PM UFC Fight Night 70 Payroll: Lyoto Machida tops earnings in loss with $200K payout

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Despite losing to Yoel Romero on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 70, Lyoto Machida took home the top disclosed pay for the event. The Florida State Boxing Commission released the officially disclosed earnings this week, with Machida taking home $200,000 in defeat.

Romero earned $66,000 in victory, as did co-main event victor Lorenz Larkin. No one else on the card earned more than $34,000. The full list of payouts is below (via MMAJunkie.com):

Yoel Romero: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus)
def. Lyoto Machida: $200,000

Lorenz Larkin: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus)
def. Santiago Ponzinibbio: $10,000

Antonio Carlos Junior: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
def. Eddie Gordon: $15,000

Thiago “Marreta” Santos: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Steve Bosse: $10,000

Hacran Dias: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus)
def. Levan Makashvili: $12,000

Alex Oliveira: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Joe Merritt: $10,000

Leandro Silva: $28,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus)
def. Lewis Gonzalez: $8,000

Tony Sims: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Steve Montgomery: $10,000

Sirwan Kakai: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Danny Martinez : $10,000

[Lyoto Machida art by Grant Gould (c) MMATorch.com]