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Heavyweight boxing champion, James Toney picked up an incredible half a million dollars for his three and a half minutes spent inside the octagon, most of which was spent on his back eating punches and fending off submission attempts from Randy Couture.

Couture himself picked up a cool $250,000 for his efforts that night, while former lightweight champion, B.J. Penn took home $150,000 despite losing on the night. The man who beat him, Frankie Edgar earned $96,000.

Here’s the rundown in full:

Frankie Edgar — $96,000 (Includes $48,000 win bonus) def. B.J. Penn — $150,000
Randy Couture — $250,000 def. James Toney — $500,000
Demian Maia — $68,000 def. Mario Miranda — $8,000
Gray Maynard — $46,000 (Includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Kenny Florian — $65,000
Nate Diaz — $120,000 (Includes $30,000 win bonus, $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus) def. Marcus Davis — $91,000 (Includes $60,000 “Fight of the Night bonus)
Joe Lauzon — $84,000 (Includes $12,000 win bonus, $60,000 “Submission of the Night” bonus) def. Gabe Ruediger — $8,000
Nik Lentz — $22,000 (Includes $11,000 win bonus) def. Andre Winner — $10,000
Dan Miller — $30,000 (Includes $15,000 win bonus) def. John Salter — $8,000
Greg Soto — $12,000 (Includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Nick Osipczak — $10,000
Mike Pierce — $24,000 (Includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Amilcar Alves — $6,000

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