By Ray Hui
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MMAFighting.com has the
WEC 50 fighter salaries in advance for Wednesday night's Versus event in Las Vegas.
Although
Dominick Cruz is the bantamweight world champion, his purse, $11,000 to show and another $11,000 to win, is lower than challenger
Joseph Benavidez, who will make $17,500 plus a $17,500 bonus if he captures the title from Cruz.
Of course, the salaries reported to the Nevada athletic commission do not necessarily represent a fighter's final earnings once sponsorships and potential extra bonuses are factored in.
The purses (show/win bonus) are below.
Joseph Benavidez $17,500/$17,500 vs. Dominick Cruz $11,000/$11,000
Anthony Pettis $6,000/$6,000 vs. Shane Roller $16,000/$16,000
Chad Mendes $5,500/$5,500 Cub Swanson $11,000/$10,000
Brad Pickett $5,000/$5,000 vs. Scott Jorgensen $12,500/$12,500
Zach Micklewright $3,000/$3,000 vs. Bart Palaszewski $8,000/$8,000
Maciej Jewtuszko $3,000/$3,000 vs. Anthony Njokuani $7,000/$7,000
Mackens Semerzier $4,000/$4,000 vs. Javier Vazquez $8,000/$8,000
David Jansen $4,000/$4,000 Ricardo Lamas $7,000/$7,000
Bryan Caraway $4,000/$4,000 vs. Fredson Paixao $3,000/$3,000
Dustin Poirier $9,500/$9,500 vs. Dan Castillo $9,500/$9,500
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