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MMA Junkie has the salary numbers from Monday's UFN 20: Maynard vs. Diaz, and in a bit of a surprise, Chris "The Crippler" Leben went from the brink of being fired, to the night's top earner with his dominant unanimous decision victory over Jay Silva. Leben earned $30,000 in base salary plus a win bonus that doubled that amount. The night's second highest-paid fighter was Aaron Simpson who took home $52,000($11,000 base +$11,000 win bonus +$30,000 fight-of-the-night bonus).
Full payout info after the jump.
Gray Maynard: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
def. Nate Diaz: $24,000
Evan Dunham: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus) + $30,000 submission of the night
def. Efrain Escudero: $15,000
Aaron Simpson: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus) + $30,000 fight of the night
def. Tom Lawlor: $10,000 + $30,000 fight of the night
Amir Sadollah: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
def. Brad Blackburn: $13,000
Chris Leben: $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus)
def. Jay Silva: $6,000
Rick Story: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
def. Jesse Lennox: $7,000
Thiago Tavares: $15,000*
vs. Nick Lentz: $7,000*
Rory MacDonald: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Mike "Joker" Guymon: $6,000
Rafael dos Anjos: $16000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Kyle Bradley: $8,000
Gerald Harris: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) + $30,000 knockout of the night
def. John Salter: $6,000
Nick Catone: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus)
def. Jesse Forbes: $6,000


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