Alistair Overeem Leads UFC Florida Salaries with $400,000 Payday

Alistair Overeem enjoyed a happy 40th birthday and took home the biggest payday of the night at UFC Florida this past weekend.

Overeem returned to the win column with an impressive come-from-behind second-round TKO victory over Walt Harris in the event’s headliner on Saturday night.

Although it was a smaller purse that he’s usually accustomed to, “The Demolition Man” earned $400,000 for his efforts according to the Florida State Boxing Commission. Harris, on the other hand, took home $75,000 in his first main event appearance.

The second-highest earner was former women’s strawweight title challenger Claudia Gadelha who netted $108,000 for her close split decision win over Angela Hill in the co-main event. Hill took home $54,000.

Full UFC Florida Salaries

Here are the full UFC Florida salaries (via MMA Fighting):

• Alistair Overeem: $400,000
• Walt Harris: $75,000
• Claudia Gadelha: $108,000
• Angela Hill: $54,000
• Dan Ige: $100,000
• Edson Barboza: $79,000
• Krzysztof Jotko: $108,000
• Eryk Anders: $61,000
• Song Yadong: $146,000 — $96,000 in salary plus $50,000 for “Fight of the Night.”
• Marlon Vera: $115,000 — $65,000 in salary plus $50,000 for “Fight of the Night”
• Miguel Baeza: $74,000 — $24,000 in salary plus $50,000 for “Performance of the Night”
• Matt Brown: $85,000
• Kevin Holland: $52,000
• Anthony Hernandez: $12,000
• Giga Chikadze: $28,000
• Irwin Rivera: $14,000
• Nate Landwehr: $26,000
• Darren Elkins: $62,000
• Cortney Casey: $150,000 — $100,000 in salary plus $50,000 for “Performance of the Night”
• Mara Romero Borella: $20,000
• Rodrigo Nascimento: $20,000
• Don’Tale Mayes: $10,000

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