UFC 178 was such an anticipated event, some feared it could never live up to the hype. Thankfully those people were dead-wrong, as UFC 178 is a strong candidate for “Event of the Year” as 2014 comes to a close over the next two months.
In the main event of the evening, Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson easily took out unheralded challenger Chris Cariaso, en route to a kimura submission victory in the second round.
In the co-main event, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone gave a rude welcoming to UFC debutant and former Bellator Lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, as he chopped him down with brutal leg kicks on his way to a unanimous decision victory.
Also featured on the main card were sensational victories by Conor McGregor, Yoel Romero, and Cat Zingano.
The UFC 178 disclosed salaries were recently unveiled, so check out who got paid for their performances this past Saturday night (Courtesy of MMAJunkie):
Demetrious Johnson: $183,000 (includes $54,000 win bonus)
def. Chris Cariaso: $24,000
Donald Cerrone: $126,000 (includes $63,000 win bonus)
def. Eddie Alvarez: $100,000
Conor McGregor: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
def. Dustin Poirier: $34,000
Yoel Romero: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus)
def. Tim Kennedy: $70,000
Cat Zingano: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus)
def. Amanda Nunes: $15,000
Dominick Cruz: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
def. Takeya Mizugaki: $32,000
Jorge Masvidal: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus)
def. James Krause: $15,000
Stephen Thompson: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Patrick Cote: $33,000
Brian Ebersole: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
def. John Howard: $21,000
Kevin Lee: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Jon Tuck: $10,000
Manny Gamburyan: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Cody Gibson: $10,000
Remember these salaries are simply the ones disclosed to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, and do not include any UFC bonuses.
UFC awarded an extra $50k in bonuses to Yoel Romero and Tim Kennedy for “Fight of the Night”, Dominick Cruz Conor McGregor were given an extra $50k for “Performance of the Night”.
