Overeem, Aldo and Edgar top the lucrative UFC 156 purses

Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar were handsomely rewarded for their UFC 156 bout [Eric Jameson/AP]

The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the reported purses from Saturday night’s UFC 156 fight card, headlined by Jose Aldo’s unanimous decision win over Frankie Edgar. These amounts do not include performance-based bonuses given to fighters.
Fighter | Purse | Win Bonus | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Jose Aldo | $120,000 | $120,000 | $240,000 |
Frankie Edgar | $120,000 | $120,000 | $240,000 |
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | $107,000 | $67,000 | $174,000 |
Rashad Evans | $300,000 | $300,000 | |
Antonio Bigfoot Silva | $70,000 | $0 | $70,000 |
Alistair Overeem | $285,714.29 | $285,714 | |
Demian Maia | $60,000 | $60,000 | $120,000 |
Jon Fitch | $66,000 | $66,000 | |
Ian McCall | $9,000 | $9,000 | |
Joseph Benavidez | $30,000 | $30,000 | $60,000 |
Evan Dunham | $23,000 | $23,000 | $46,000 |
Gleison Tibau | $33,000 | $33,000 | |
James Hieron | $12,000 | $12,000 | |
Tyron Woodley | $43,500 | $43,500 | $87,000 |
Bobby Green | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 |
Jacob Vokmann | $22,000 | $22,000 | |
Isaac Vallie-Flagg | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 |
Yves Edwards | $21,000 | $21,000 | |
Dustin Kimura | $8,000 | $8,000 | $16,000 |
Chico Camus | $8,000 | $8,000 | |
Franciso Rivera | $8,000 | $8,000 | $16,000 |
Edwin Figueroa | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
— Melissa Segura
