Yahoo Sports Rafael dos Anjos Loses Belt, but Still Top Earner in UFC Fight Night 90 Salaries
The UFC’s tripleheader of events kicked off last week with UFC Fight Night 90: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez.
Thursday night’s event on UFC Fight Pass delivered a solid night of fights with the UFC lightweight championship changing hands from Rafael dos Anjos to Eddie Alvarez, when Alvarez took out the champ in the first round.
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Alvarez scored a $150,000 payday for his efforts, but dos Anjos still lorded over the UFC Fight Night 90 fighter salaries, earning $310,000 in the loss.
The Nevada Athletic Commission released the fighter salaries on Monday.
UFC Fight Night 90: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez took place on Thursday, July 7, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
UFC Fight Night 90 Fighter Salaries
Eddie Alvarez: $150,000 (no win bonus) def. Rafael dos Anjos: $310,000
Derrick Lewis: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus) def. Roy Nelson: $100,000
Alan Jouban: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Belal Muhammad: $12,000
Joe Duffy: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Mitch Clarke: $12,000
Alberto Mina: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Mike Pyle: $55,000
John Makdessi: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Mehdi Baghdad: $12,000
Anthony Brichak: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Dileno Lopes: $12,000
Pedro Munhoz: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Russell Doane: $11,000
Felipe Arantes: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus) def. Jerrod Sanders: $12,000
Gilbert Burns: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Lukasz Sajewski: $10,000
Markco Beltran: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Reginaldo Vieira: $22,000
Vicente Luque: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Alvaro Herrera: $12,000
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