UFC 143 Fighter Salaries: Nick Diaz and Josh Koscheck lead the pack

6832344307 7fdba691d9The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the final salary figures for the fighters competing on Saturday’s UFC 143: Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit fight card from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

The top earner was Nick Diaz who took home $200,000 in a five round losing effort to Carlos Condit ($110,000). Condit’s win earned him the interim UFC Welterweight Championship, while Diaz implied he was going to walk away from mixed martial arts following the loss.

The second highest salary went to Josh Koscheck who took home $146,000 with his split decision victory over Mike Pierce.

Complete UFC 143 Salaries:

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Carlos Condit: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Nick Diaz: $200,000

Fabricio Werdum: $100,000 def. Roy Nelson: $20,000

Josh Koscheck: $146,000 (includes $73,000 win bonus) def. Mike Pierce: $20,000

Renan Barao: $22,000 (includes $11,000 win bonus) def. Scott Jorgensen: $20,500

Ed Herman: $62,000 (includes $31,000 win bonus) def. Clifford Starks: $8,000

Dustin Poirier: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Max Holloway: $6,000

Edwin Figueroa: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Alex Caceres: $8,000

Matt Brown: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Chris Cope: $8,000

Matt Riddle: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Henry Martinez: $6,000

Rafael Natal: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Michael Kuiper: $6,000

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Stephen Thompson: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Dan Stittgen: $6,000

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