Vitor Belfort On If He's Retiring, UFC 187 Salaries Revealed, Belfort Challenged By Middleweight
- Following his first round loss to UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman at UFC 187, many speculated that 37-year old challenger Vitor Belfort may retire from fighting. After losing his first fight since the TRT ban, Belfort nixed those ideas and said he'll be back at full strength. Belfort posted the following on his Instagram page:
"I am always very happy, but I confess that I am still upset with my performance at UFC 187 I was going very well. I'd like to thank all of my family, friends, team, sponsors and fans for all the love and support. I love you all, but now I need to relax and be with my wife @joanapradob and kids. I will be back at full strength!"
- Speaking of Vitor Belfort, the middleweight was challenged by Gegard Mousasi on Twitter. The #7-ranked Mousasi noted that both men had great followings in Japan, and wanted the fight to happen there.
- The UFC 187 salaries have been released, with some fighters taking home plenty of change. Note that this doesn't include bonuses, sponsor payouts, or any additional taxes. You can see the payouts below:
Daniel Cormier: $180,000 (includes $90,000 win bonus)
defeats Anthony Johnson: $500,000
Chris Weidman: $500,000 (includes $250,000 win bonus)
defeats Vitor Belfort: $300,000
Donald Cerrone: $152,000 (includes $76,000 win bonus)
defeats John Makdessi: $30,000
Andrei Arlovski: $84,000 (includes $42,000 win bonus)
defeats Travis Browne: $60,000
Joseph Benavidez: $106,000 (includes $53,000 win bonus)
defeats John Moraga: $28,000
John Dodson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
defeats Zach Makovsky: $19,000
Dong Hyun Kim: $116,000 (includes $58,000 win bonus)
defeats Josh Burkman: $45,000
Rafael Natal: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus)
defeats Uriah Hall: $14,000
Colby Covington: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
defeats Mike Pyle: $51,000
Islam Makhachev: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
defeats Leo Kuntz: $10,000
Justin Scoggins: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
defeats Josh Sampo: $13,000