Penn leads UFC Oklahoma City payouts with $150K
Even in the throes of the most miserable slump of his Hall of Fame-worthy career, BJ Penn can still command six figures.
"The Prodigy" pocketed $150,000 for his featherweight bout with Dennis Siver at UFC Fight Night 112 in Oklahoma City this past Sunday, according to MMAjunkie, representing the highest payout on the card.
Penn dropped a majority decision to Siver - who went home with $78K - and hasn't had his hand raised in six fights covering as many years.
The only other fighters competing at the event to net six figures were former welterweight champ Johny Hendricks and Tim Boetsch. Twenty percent of Hendricks' $100,000 purse will fatten Boetsch's $134,000, the penalty for missing the middleweight limit prior to their tilt - which Boetsch took by second-round TKO.
Lightweight main-eventers Kevin Lee and Michael Chiesa were paid $88,000 and $36,000, respectively.
The event's full payouts are as follows:
- Kevin Lee: $88,000 (includes $44,000 win bonus) def. Michael Chiesa: $36,000
- Tim Boetsch: $134,000 (includes $67,000 win bonus) def. Johny Hendricks: $100,000
- Felice Herrig: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Justine Kish: $14,000
- Dominick Reyes: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Joachim Christensen: $16,000
- Tim Means: $78,000 (includes $39,000 win bonus) def. Alex Garcia: $31,000
- Dennis Siver: $78,000 (includes $39,000 win bonus) def. BJ Penn: $150,000
- Clay Guida: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Erik Koch: $24,000
- Marvin Vettori: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Vitor Miranda: $18,000
- Carla Esparza: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus) def. Maryna Moroz: $23,000
- Darrell Horcher: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Devin Powell: $10,000
- Jared Gordon: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Michel Quinones: $10,000
- Tony Martin: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus) def. Johnny Case: $23,000
- Jeremy Kimball: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Josh Stansbury: $12,000