Dustin Poirier earned every bit of his salary against Justin Gaethje in the UFC on Fox 29 headliner.
“The Diamond” pocketed an event-high $170,000 for his fourth-round technical knockout victory over Gaethje ($110,000) on Saturday at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. The bout became an immediate contender for “Fight of the Year” honors in 2018, as the lightweights combined for 289 significant strikes landed, the 11th highest total for a fight in UFC history.
The Arizona Boxing and MMA Commission released salary figures from the event on Monday.
Other notable earners included Carlos Condit, who took home $115,000 in a second-round submission defeat to Alex Oliveira ($100,000) in the co-main event, and prospect Israel Adesanya, who garnered $106,000 for a split verdict over Marvin Vettori in a featured middleweight affair.