UFC Fight Night Salaries: Jeremy Stephens ($100K), Rick Story ($76K) Top Payroll

Jeremy Stephens didn’t top the bill at Sunday’s UFC Fight Night, but the longtime Octagon veteran walked away from the event with the largest disclosed payout. Stephens earned a paycheck of $100,000 — including a $50,000 win bonus — for his unanimous decision victory over Renan Barao in the evening’s featherweight co-main event at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Former bantaweight champion Barao took home $50,000 in defeat. Sherdog.com on Tuesday obtained the event’s pay sheet from the Nevada Athletic Commission. Other high earners on the card included returning welterweight Rick Story ($76,000), former Strikeforce competitor Lorenz Larkin ($72,000) and middleweight Chris …

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