UFC 117 Fighter Salaries: Silva, Hughes Top $1 Million Payroll

<B>By MATT BOONE<BR>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer</B><BR><BR>

The official salaries reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission for fighters who competed on the UFC 117 card on August 7 were released today. Below are the numbers that were released by the NSAC earlier this evening.<BR><BR>

<B>PPV Fights:</B><BR><BR>

-Anderson Silva ($200,000) def. Chael Sonnen ($35,000)<BR>
-Jon Fitch ($108,000) def. Thiago Alves ($60,000)<BR>
-Clay Guida ($56,000) def. Rafael Dos Anjos ($12,000)<BR>
-Matt Hughes ($200,000) def. Ricardo Almeida ($35,000)<BR>
-Junior Dos Santos ($80,000) def. Roy Nelson ($15,000)<BR><BR>

<B>Preliminary Fights:</B><BR><BR>

-Rick Story ($22,000) def. Dustin Hazelett ($18,000)<BR>
-Phil Davis ($18,000) def. Rodney Wallace ($6,000)<BR>
-Johny Hendricks ($40,000) def. Charlie Brenneman ($8,000)<BR>
-Tim Boetsch ($32,000) def. Todd Brown ($6,000)<BR>
-Stefan Struve ($30,000) def. Christian Morecraft ($6,000)<BR>
-Dennis Hallman ($30,000) def. Ben Saunders ($12,000)<BR><BR>

<B>Total payroll: $1.029 million</B><BR><BR>

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