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

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