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UFC 249 Salaries: Tony Ferguson ($500K) Leads 13 Fighters Earning Six-Figure Paydays

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Tony Ferguson didn’t leave UFC 249 with the interim lightweight belt, but he did earn a larger payday than opponent Justin Gaethje.

Ferguson garnered an event-high $500,000 in a fifth-round technical knockout loss to Gaethje ($350,000) in Saturday’s headliner at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The Florida State Boxing Commission released salaries from UFC 249 to Sherdog.com on Tuesday.