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UFC 235 salaries: Jon Jones, Tyron Woodley lead purse report with $500,000 apiece

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley led the disclosed payroll for UFC 235, cashing a $500,000 purse apiece for their respective title fights. The Nevada Athletic Commission released the event’s finalized salary information on Monday to MMA Fighting.

Jones outclassed Anthony Smith ($350,000) en route to a one-sided unanimous decision win in the night’s main event, while Woodley suffered a unanimous decision loss to challenger Kamaru Usman ($350,000) in the co-headlining bout.

UFC 235 took place March 2 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.