On Monday, the Nevada Athletic Commission released a full list of
official paydays for
“The Ultimate Fighter 26” Finale. The event took place this
past Friday night at the Park Theater in Las Vegas.

In the main event, the underdog Montano knocked off 14-year MMA
veteran Roxanne
Modafferi to become the UFC’s first 125-pound women’s champion.
Modafferi was the No. 1 seed on TUF 26, while the dark horse
Montano was No. 14. Both women pulled down $100,000 for the
inaugural championship contest.

Montano was originally set to face No. 12 seed Sijara
Eubanks, who defeated Modafferi on the show via unanimous
decision, but was unable to make weight and suffered from kidney
failure in her attempt to the reach the 125-pound limit on Thursday
morning.

Montano and Modafferi also earned an additional $50,000 for their
“Fight of the Night” bonuses, while undercarders Brett Johns
($28,000) and Gerald
Meerschaert ($28,000) supplemented their purses with $50K
“Performance of the Night” payouts.

The vast majority of the card made $10,000 to show with the same
for a win bonus, though TUF castmates DeAnna
Bennett and Melinda
Fabian fought to a draw and therefore each made their show
money.

Note: The disclosed purses reported by state athletic
commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary
bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion.
Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions
made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not
include any sponsorship money that a fighter may acquire for their
performance.