The WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown fighter salaries are in from the Florida State Athletic Commission and despite not winning the title in a winning performance against Paulo Filho, Chael Sonnen was the top earner for the evening pulling in $48,250 that included a $19,000 win bonus and 25% of Filho's purse. Jen Pulver was second, making $33,000 in a losing effort against Leonard Gacia.

The full results included:

Mike Brown: $18,000 (included $9,000 win bonus)
def. Urijah Faber: $14,000

Chael Sonnen: $48,250 ($19,000 win bonus)*
def. Paulo Filho: $30,750*

Leonard Garcia: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Jens Pulver: $33,000

Jake Rosholt: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus)
def. Nissen Osterneck: $4,000

Donald Cerrone: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus)
def. Rob McCullough: $18,000

Aaron Simpson: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
def. David Avellan: $3,000

Jose Aldo: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus)
def. Jonathan Brookings: $3,000

Carmelo Marrero: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus)
def. Steve Steinbess: $6,000

Danny Castillo: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus)
def. Rafael Dias: $3,000

Rani Yayha: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Yoshiro Maeda: $6,000

*Filho was forced to give up 25% of his purse for failing to miss weight for the scheduled title bout.



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