Does this make sense? Silva over twice as much as Franklin? From MMA weekly
Rich Franklin earned just US$21,000 for his failed middleweight title defence Saturday, according to purse information released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Franklin missed out on a $21,000 win bonus.
Successful Brazilian challenger Anderson Silva collected $50,000 for his night's work.
Sean Sherk won $22,000 for taking the lightweight crown while challenger
Kenny Florian picked up $8,000.
Welterweight Jon Fitch and lightweight Spencer Fisher, both winners on the night, each earned $20,000.
Canadian middleweight Kalib Starnes, who lost to Yushin Okami, collected $5,000.
Announced attendance and gate for the Las Vegas card was 10,863 and $2,314,000, according to the UFC.
That's separate from pay-per-view revenue, which the UFC does not release. Fighters' purses totalled $209,000.