"Shogun" Rua, Lyoto Machida top UFC on Fox 4 payroll

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

The California State Athletic Commission has released the disclosed payroll for last week's UFC on Fox 4 event, which took place from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Unsurprisingly, former Champions Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Lyoto Machida topped the night's payroll, accounting for 46% of the night's $963,000 payroll. Mike Swick, Brandon Vera, Joe Lauzon, and Ryan Bader followed behind them. The full disclosed payroll is below:

* Mauricio "Shogun" Rua: $240,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus)
* Brandon Vera: $70,000
* Lyoto Machida: $200,000 (no win bonus)
* Ryan Bader: $47,000
* Joe Lauzon: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
* Jamie Varner: $12,000
* Mike Swick: $86,000 (includes $43,000 win bonus)
* DaMarques Johnson: $18,000
* Nam Phan: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
* Cole Miller: $21,000
* Phil Davis: $30,000
* Wagner Prado: $16,000
* Rani Yahya: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
* Josh Grispi: $15,000
* Phil De Fries: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
* Oli Thompson: $11,000
* Manny Gamburyan: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
* Michihiro Omigawa: $11,000
* John Moraga: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus)
* Ulysses Gomez: $8,000

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_14077.shtml

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