UFC Fight Night 88 Payouts, Major Bantamweight Rankings Changes, UFC 199 Embedded Episode 2
- UFC have released the second episode of UFC 199 Embedded, which features Luke Rockhold, Michael Bisping, Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber. The event takes place this Saturday with two big title fights. We'll have full, live coverage here on Wrestling Inc.
- This weekend's UFC Fight Night 88 saw a gigantic shift in the UFC rankings, specifically the Bantamweight division. Renan Barao fell out of the rankings after moving to featherweight, while Bryan Caraway jumped four spots to #4, and Cody Garbrandt debuted at #7 after their wins. Rick Story cracked the top 10 welterweight rankings as well.
- Speaking of UFC Fight Night 88, here's the salary breakdown of fighters on the show as reported by MMA Junkie.
Cody Garbrandt: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
def. Thomas Almeida: $25,000
Jeremy Stephens: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
def. Renan Barao: $50,000
Rick Story: $76,000 (includes $38,000 win bonus)
def. Tarec Saffiedine: $37,000
Chris Camozzi: $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus)
def. Vitor Miranda: $18,000
Lorenz Larkin: $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus)
def. Jorge Masvidal: $57,000
Paul Felder: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
def. Josh Burkman: $48,000
Sara McMann: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Jessica Eye: $25,000
Abel Trujillo: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus)
def. Jordan Rinaldi: $10,000
Jake Collier: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Alberto Uda: $10,000
Erik Koch: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
def. Shane Campbell: $15,000
Bryan Caraway: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
def. Aljamain Sterling: $30,000
Adam Milstead: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Chris De La Rocha: $10,000
The figures do not include items such as deductions for insurance or taxes, or factor in 'locker room' bonuses or the Reebok sponsorship program.