Reported Payout's For UFC 76, Liddell's Makes $500k To Jardine's 14k
by Gavin Vincent on September 25, 2007

Here are the official reported payouts for the fighters that participated in UFC 76 Knockout. Remember this doesn't include taxes, penalties, bonuses or other incentives:

-Keith Jardine ($14,000) def. Chuck Liddell ($500,000)

-Forrest Griffin ($44,000) def. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua ($150,000)

-Jon Fitch ($44,000) def. Diego Sanchez ($22,000)

-"Lyoto" Ryoto Machida ($50,000) def. Kazuhiro Nakamura ($20,000)

-Tyson Griffin ($24,000) def. Thiago Tavares ($9,000)

-Rich Clementi ($24,000) def. Anthony Johnson ($5,000)

-Jeremy Stephens ($6,000) def. Diego Saraiva ($3,000)

-Christian Wellisch ($14,000) def. Scott Junk ($4,000)

-Matt Wiman ($16,000) def. Michihiro Omigawa ($5,000)

Total disclosed payroll: $954,000

fight of the night" bonus went to Tyson Griffin vs. Thiago Tavares. $40,000 for each of those fighters. And the "submission of the night" bonus was awarded to Forrest Griffin. $40,000 extra to him. If you add those figures in, the total publicly announced pay outs to fighters is $1,074,000.

Additional Bonuses:

Tyson Griffin and Thiago Tavares were awarded "Fight of the Night" bonuses to the tune of $40,000 each.

Forrest Griffin got the "Submission of the Night Bonus" for the rear naked choke he cinched on "Shogun" at the end of the third round in his upset victory.

Ironically there was no "knockout" bonus to give out to anyone at UFC 76: Knockout as all 9 fights ended by decision or submission.

 

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