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UFC 121 PAYROLL: Brock Lesnar tops earnings with $400K, new UFC Champ Cain Velasquez nets $200K
Oct 26, 2010 - 9:31:10 PM UFC 121 PAYROLL: Brock Lesnar tops earnings with $400K, new UFC Champ Cain Velasquez nets $200K

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The California State Athletic Commission has released the disclosed payroll figures for last Saturday's UFC 121 event. Brock Lesnar earned his base $400,000, although he also receives a percentage of the event's pay-per-view purchases which brings up his overall total. Tito Ortiz, due to the deal he signed in 2009, earned $250,000 in his loss to Matt Hamill. New UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez earned $200,000 for his first round victory, and just behind the three of them was UFC newcomer Jake Shields, who earned $150,000 for his split decision victory over Martin Kampmann. Full disclosed payroll figures are below:


• Cain Velasquez: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
• Brock Lesnar: $400,000
• Jake Shields: $150,000 ($75,000 win bonus)
• Martin Kampmann: $27,000
• Diego Sanchez: $100,000 ($50,000 win bonus)
• Paulo Thiago: $18,000
• Matt Hamill: $58,000 ($29,000 win bonus)
• Tito Ortiz: $250,000
• Brendan Schaub: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
• Gabriel Gonzaga: $67,000
• Court McGee: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
• Ryan Jensen: $10,000
• Tom Lawlor: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
• Patrick Cote: $21,000
• Daniel Roberts: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
• Mike Guymon: $8,000
• Sam Stout: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus)
• Paul Taylor: $16,000
• Chris Camozzi: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
• Dongi Yang: $8,000
• Jon Madsen: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
• Gilbert Yvel: $30,000