CM Punk was beaten, battered and choked in his unsuccessful mixed martial arts debut Saturday at UFC 203 in Cleveland.
The former WWE superstar lasted two minutes, 14 seconds and didn’t even land one significant strike. He did, however, get paid handsomely for the endeavour.
Punk, whose real name is Phil Brooks, earned a based purse of US$500,000 according to the Ohio Athletic Commission. It’s also expected that he will earn additional dollars depending on how many pay-per-views were sold.
Compare that to his 24-year-old opponent Mickey Gall who walked away with just $30,000 — $15,000 to show and an additional $15,000 because he won.
The top two earners on the night were headliners Stipe Miocic ($600,000) and Alistair Overeem ($800,000).
Here is the full list of disclosed fighter purses from UFC 203.
MAIN CARD
— Stipe Miocic ($600,000) def. Alistair Overeem ($800,000)
— Fabricio Werdum ($375,000) def. Travis Browne ($120,000)
— Mickey Gall ($30,000) def. CM Punk ($500,000)
— Jimmie Rivera ($48,000) def. Urijah Faber ($160,000)
— Jessica Andrade ($46,000) def. Joanne Calderwood ($25,000)
PRELIMINARY CARD
— Bethe Correia ($50,000) def. Jessica Eye ($25,000)
— Brad Tavares ($56,000) def. Caio Magalhaes ($20,000)
— Nik Lentz ($76,000) def. Michael McBride ($12,000)
— Drew Dober ($38,000) def. Jason Gonzales ($10,000)
— Yancy Medeiros ($48,000) def. Sean Spencer ($17,000)
The figures above do not include any sponsorship dollars or performance bonuses a fighter may have received. For example, Miocic and Overeem earned an additional $50,000 for winning Fight of the Night. Medeiros and Andrade also made an extra $50,000 each for Performance of the Night. Miocic was the only victorious fighter not to earn a win bonus. His $600,000 purse was a flat rate.
