UFC Norfolk Salaries: Joseph Benavidez Tops List

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Joseph Benavidez, UFC Norfolk media day Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press

The UFC Norfolk salaries are in after this past weekend’s event from Virginia.

In the main event of the night, Deiveson Figueiredo took out Joseph Benavidez in the second round via TKO. Initially, the bout was to crown the new champion of the flyweight division. However, Figueiredo missed weight for the bout, and was ineligible to win the strap. Benevidez was the only competitor eligible to win the 125-pound title, but given Figueiredo won, the title remains vacant.

With that being said, the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation has released the full UFC Norfolk salaries for all the card’s competitors. Despite his loss, Benavidez was the highest-paid fighter on the night with $180,000. He was paid $150,000 in show money, along with the $30,000 he received from Figueiredo for missing weight.

Check out the full UFC Norfolk salaries below, courtesy of MMA Fighting.

UFC Norfolk Salaries

  • Deiveson Figueiredo: $120,000 — $70,000 to show, $50,000 to win (Figueiredo paid $30,000 of his show money to Benavidez as penalty for missing weight on Friday)
  • Joseph Benavidez: $180,000 — $150,000 to show (plus $30,000 paid from Figueiredo missing weight)
  • Felicia Spencer: $34,000 — $17,000 to show, $17,000 to win
  • Zarah Fairn: $10,000
  • Magomed Ankalaev: $66,000 — $33,000 to show, $33,000 to win
  • Ion Cutelaba: $33,000
  • Megan Anderson: $80,000 — $40,000 to show, $40,000 to win, plus $50,000 for “Performance of the Night”
  • Norma Dumont: $10,000
  • Grant Dawson: $28,000 — $14,000 to show, $14,000 to win
  • Darrick Minner: $10,000
  • Kyler Phillips: $20,000 — $10,000 to show, $10,000 to win, plus $50,000 for “Fight of the Night”
  • Gabriel Silva: $10,000 to show, plus $50,000 for “Fight of the Night”
  • Brendan Allen: $24,000 — $12,000 to show, $12,000 to win
  • Tom Breese: $10,000
  • Marcin Tybura: $136,000 — $68,000 to show, $68,000 to win
  • Serghei Spivac: $14,000
  • Luis Pena: $48,000 — $24,000 to show, $24,000 to win
  • Steve Garcia: $12,000
  • Jordan Griffin: $20,000 — $10,000 to show, $10,000 to win, plus $50,000 for “Performance of the Night”
  • T.J. Brown: $10,000
  • Spike Carlyle: $20,000 — $10,00 to show, $10,000 to win
  • Aalon Cruz: $10,000
  • Sean Brady: $24,000 — $12,000 to show, $12,000 to win
  • Ismail Naurdiev: $16,000