LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 196 event took home UFC Athlete Outfitting pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok, totaling $220,000. UFC 196 took place at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. The top earner from the UFC Athlete Outfitting pay, which is issued in addition to the fighters’ regular fight purses, was former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), who ceded her belt to Miesha Tate (18-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in the co-feature. However, the top non-title earners included Nate Diaz (19-10 MMA, 14-8 UFC), who upset and submitted UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor (19-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) in the headliner, as well as both Diego Sanchez (26-8 MMA, 15-8 UFC) and Jim Miller (25-8 MMA, 14-7 UFC), who met in the night’s UFC Fight Pass featured contest, where Sanchez earned a decision win . Each fighter earned $20,000
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UFC 196 Athlete Outfitting pay: Diaz, Sanchez, Miller top non-title pay – MMA Junkie