Newly crowned UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones took home half a million dollars for his victory in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 197.
Sherdog.com on Monday obtained from the Nevada Athletic Commission a list of disclosed payouts from the event, which took place April 23 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Jones, who took a five-round unanimous decision against Ovince St. Preux in the show’s short-notice main event, was always guaranteed to make $500,000 in “show” money with no win bonus added. St. Preux, meanwhile, collected a purse of $55,000 which would have doubled with a win.