Season three winner Kendall Grove's main event win over former middleweight champion Evan Tanner scored him a $32,000 pay day, while Tanner, in his seventeen appearance for the UFC, made $25,000.
On his way to winning a six-figure contract with the UFC, Amir Sadollah earned $16,000 for his effort, while runner-up C.B. Dollaway received $8,000.
Tim Credeur and Cale Yarbrough each earned $8,000 even though their middleweight bout was cancelled due to Credeur's positive test for a banned substance.
In addition to the listed salaries below, Dustin Hazelett pocketed another $40,000 for participating in the Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night, and Drew McFederies was given a $20,000 bonus for the Knockout of the Night.
(W) Kendall Grove - $32,000
(L) Evan Tanner - $25,000
(W) Amir Sadollah - $16,000
(L) C.B. Dollaway - $8,000
(W) Diego Sanchez - $70,000
(L) Luigi Fioravanti - $10,000
(W) Spencer Fisher - $36,000
(L) Jeremy Stephens - $16,000
(W) Matt Riddle - $16,000
(L) Dante Rivera - $8,000
(W) Dustin Hazelett - $24,000
(L) Josh Burkman - $10,000
(W) Drew McFedries - $26,000
(L) Marvin Eastman - $9,000
(W) Matt Brown - $16,000
(L) Matt Arroyo - $8,000
(W) Dean Lister - $28,000
(L) Jeremy Horn - $25,000
(W) Rob Kimmons - $6,000
(L) Rob Yundt - $5,000
(NC) Tim Credeur - $8,000
(NC) Cale Yarbrough - $8,000
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