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UFC 201 salaries: Robbie Lawler banks $500,000 in defeat

Welterweight headliners Robbie Lawler and Tyron Woodley led the disclosed payroll for UFC 201, each pocketing six-figures for their main event clash, according to information released Monday by the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission.

Woodley wrested away the UFC welterweight title with a dramatic first-round knockout over Lawler at UFC 201, however it was Lawler who won the paycheck battle, earning a flat $500,000 purse while Woodley cashed $340,000 in disclosed winnings.

UFC 201 took place July 30, 2016 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The night's main card aired live on pay-per-view.