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UFC on FOX 29 salaries: Dustin Poirier cashes $170,000 for Fight of the Year contender

Lightweight contenders Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje both earned six-figure purses for their instant-classic fight Saturday night at UFC on FOX 29, according to information released to MMA Fighting by the Arizona Boxing & MMA Commission on Monday.

Poirier defeated Gaethje via fourth-round TKO in a legendary affair in the main event of UFC on FOX 29. Poirier earned $170,000 in the winning effort, while Gaethje pocketed $110,000.

UFC on FOX 29 took place April 14 at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. The night’s main card aired live on FOX.