Silva, Vera top 'UFC: Silva vs. Irvin' salaries with $200,000

Anderson Silva and Brandon Vera each earned an event-high $200,000 for their respective fight at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin Saturday at The Pearl in Las Vegas.

Silva earned a flat $200,000 for his main event win over James Irvin, who received $20,000 for stepping up to the challenge.

Vera, in his debut at 205 pounds, made $100,000 for his fight against Reese Andy and another $100,000 as a win bonus.

UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin Salaries:

Televised Card:

(W) Anderson Silva - $200,000
(L) James Irvin - $20,000

(W) Brandon Vera - $100,000 + $100,000 = $200,000
(L) Reese Andy - $15,000

(W) Frank Edgar - $13,000 + $13,000 = $26,000
(L) Hermes Franca - $17,000

(W) Cain Velasquez - $7,000 + $7,000 = $14,000
(L) Jake O'Brien - $11,000

(W) Kevin Burns - $5,000 + $5,000 = $10,000
(L) Anthony Johnson - $9,000

(W) CB Dollaway - $10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000
(L) Jesse Taylor - $8,000

Preliminary Card:

(W) Tim Credeur - $8,000 + $8,000 = $16,000
(L) Cale Yarbrough - $8,000

(W) Rory Markham - $6,000 + $6,000 = $12,000
(L) Brodie Farber - $3,000

(W) Nate Loughran - $4,000 + $4,000 = $8,000
(L) Johnny Rees - $4,000

(W) Brad Blackburn - $5,000 + $5,000 = $10,000
(L) James Giboo - $3,000

(W) Shannon Gugerty - $3,000 + $3,000 = $6,000
(L) Dale Hartt - $3,000

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