Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar topped the payroll for Saturday's UFC 121, taking home $400,000 despite losing the title to Cain Velasquez, who earned $200,000. Lesnar also topped the UFC 121 medial suspensions, joining Shields and Diego Sanchez among those suspended up to six months.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar topped the $1.513 million payroll for Saturday’s UFC 121, taking home $400,000 despite losing the title to Cain Velasquez, who earned $200,000 for his main event win.
Other top earners included former champion Tito Ortiz ($250,000), who fell to Matt Hamill ($58,000) to remain winless since 2006, and welterweight contender Jake Shields ($150,000) for his debut win over Martin Kampmann ($27,000).
Lesnar also topped the UFC 121 medical suspensions, joining Shields and Diego Sanchez among those suspended up to six months.
The official UFC 121 salaries were:
- Cain Velasquez: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Brock Lesnar: $400,000
- Jake Shields: $150,000 ($75,000 win bonus) def. Martin Kampmann: $27,000
- Diego Sanchez: $100,000 ($50,000 win bonus) def. Paulo Thiago: $18,000
- Matt Hamill: $58,000 ($29,000 win bonus) def. Tito Ortiz: $250,000
- Brendan Schaub: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Gabriel Gonzaga: $67,000
- Court McGee: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Jensen: $10,000
- Tom Lawlor: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Patrick Cote: $21,000
- Daniel Roberts: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Mike Guymon: $8,000
- Sam Stout: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus) def. Paul Taylor: $16,000
- Chris Camozzi: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Dongi Yang: $8,000
- Jon Madsen: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Gilbert Yvel: $30,000
The UFC 121 medical suspensions were:
- Brock Lesnar: Suspended 180 days unless cleared by ophthalmologist for possible eye injury. Minimum 60 day suspension for left cheek laceration
- Jake Shields: Suspended 180 days unless cleared by ophthalmologist for bleeding in eye and blurred vision
- Diego Sanchez: Suspended 180 days unless cleared by doctor for possible right wrist fracture
- Paulo Thiago: Suspended 60 days unless cleared by doctor for laceration
- Tito Ortiz: Suspended 45 days
- Brendan Schaub: Suspended 45 days
- Gabriel Gonzaga: Suspended 45 days
- Court McGee: Suspended 180 unless cleared by doctor for right hand fracture. Minimum 45 day suspension
- Ryan Jensen: Suspended 45 days
- Patrick Cote: Suspended 180 days unless cleared by ophthalmologist for possible eye injury
- Chris Camozzi: Suspended 60 days for left-brow laceration
- Dongi Yang: Suspended 45 days
- Gilbert Yvel: Suspended 45 days
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