Bloody Elbow · Dec 22, 2015
UFC on Fox 17 salaries: Overeem makes over 500k, Diaz makes 40k
Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY SportsAlistair Overeem led the way in reported salaries for the UFC on Fox 17 card last weekend in Florida.
There were a lot of big paychecks cut for the UFC on Fox 17 show on Saturday, but none were bigger than the one Alistair Overeem got. The pending free agent made over 500,000 dollars for his win over Junior dos Santos in the co-main event. It'd hard to believe he could command more than that on the open market, but who knows.
Other high reported payouts went to lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, Dos Santos, Nate Marquardt, and Donald Cerrone.
Here's how it all broke down (via the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation):
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