10 Highest Paid Fighters From UFC On FOX 12

10. Patrick Cummins/Tim Means

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nyYsacjMkI Patrick Cummins and Tim Means both picked up $20,000 in winning efforts in their fights against Kyle Kingsbury and Hernani Perpetuo, respectively. Both fighters went the distance in three round bouts, winning unanimous decisions. Both fighters were paid $10,000 to show and picked up an additional $10,000 win bonus (note that a win bonus is not the same as a performance bonus, as a win bonus is contractual while a performance bonus is at the discretion of the UFC). This is means second stint in the UFC, and he's 1-1 since his return. Cummins, meanwhile. who made headlines as a barista who stepped in last minute to fight Daniel Cormier earlier this year, is now 2-1 in the promotion, and earning a lot more than what dishing out coffee at Starbucks would give him. He has the kind of underdog story that could be pretty marketable also, and the UFC would be wise to use that, especially since he seems to have enough personality going to do a decent job selling fights.
 
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Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.