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Though WEC 50 doesn't take place until tonight, the disclosed salaries for all of the fighters have been released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and reported in multiple outlets. Joseph Benavidez has the opportunity to be the top earner on the night's card if he can capture the Bantamweight Championship from Dominick Cruz tonight, and Cruz will take home $22,000 with a successful title defense. The full possible payouts for tonight's event are below:
Main Televised Card
• Champ Dominick Cruz ($11,000/$11,000) vs. Joseph Benavidez ($17,500/$17,500)
• Anthony Pettis ($6,000/$6,000) vs. Shane Roller ($16,000/$16,000)
• Chad Mendes ($5,500/$5,500) vs. Cub Swanson ($11,000/$10,000)
• Scott Jorgensen ($12,500/$12,500) vs. Brad Pickett ($5,000/$5,000)
• Zach Micklewright ($3,000/$3,000) vs. Bart Palaszewski ($8,000/$8,000)
Preliminary Card
• Mackens Semerzier ($4,000/$4,000) vs. Javier Vazquez ($8,000/$8,000)
• Maciej Jewtuszko ($3,000/$3,000) vs. Anthony Njokuani ($7,000/$7,000)
• Dave Jansen ($4,000/$4,000) vs. Ricardo Lamas ($7,000/$7,000)
• Bryan Caraway ($4,000/$4,000) vs. Fredson Paixao ($3,000/$3,000)
• Danny Castillo ($9,500/$9,500) vs. Dustin Poirier ($3,000/$3,000)
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