(Why you so mad, Nate? By Stockton standards, you rich!)

Official salaries for last week’s Ultimate Fight Night 15 were released today by the Nebraska State Athletic Commission, and not surprisingly it was Nate Diaz who made off with the most cheddar (that’s what the kids call money these days, right?). Here’s the full breakdown. Each winning fighter’s salary represents a doubling of his base pay:

Nate Diaz: $40,000
Josh Neer: $9,000
Clay Guida: $26,000
Mac Danzig: $15,000
Alan Belcher: $26,000
Ed Herman: $16,000
Eric Schafer: $12,000
Houston Alexander: $13,000
Alessio Sakara: $34,000
Joe Vedepo: $3,000
Wilson Gouveia: $36,000
Ryan Jensen: $4,000
Joe Lauzon: $20,000
Kyle Bradley: $4,000
Jason Brilz: $6,000
Brad Morris: $4,000
Mike Massenzio: $6,000
Drew McFedries: $16,000
Dan Miller: $10,000
Rob Kimmons: $5,000

Some quick thoughts…

Bonuses: as previously reported, Diaz and Neer also pocketed an extra $30,000 each for “Fight of the Night,” as did Alessio Sakara for “KO of the Night” and Wilson Gouveia for “Submission of the Night.”

Overpaid: Houston Alexander. Not that thirteen grand is all that much money, but it’s too much for someone who hasn’t bothered to learn the ground game. There are guys fighting for $500 all over America who at least know one or two basic escapes from the mount. Those guys also probably know the difference between legal and illegal knee strikes.

Underpaid: Joe Vedepo. Yes, he was a UFC newcomer and yes, he lost. But dude went to Omaha and got kicked in his head all for three grand? There has got to be an easier way to make a buck.

(Props: MMA Weekly)