Defeated UFC champion picked up a handsome $1m purse for his fight against Nate Diaz while newly crowned Bantamwegiht champion Miesha Tate was left with a considerably smaller take-home pay.
Figures released from the Nevada Athletic Commission revealed that McGregor was the first UFC participant to cross the $1m mark while his opponent Nate Diaz picked up $500,000 despite beating McGregor and bringing his five-year unbeaten run to an end.
Also, there was no win bonus offered to McGregor. There was a similar situation in the Women's Bantamweight title fight whereby Holly Holm was awarded $500,000 while Miesha Tate, who captured the title off Holm, earned just $92,000 - including a $46,000 win bonus.
UFC 196 Salaries are as follows:
Nate Diaz: $500,000
Conor McGregor: $1,000,000
Miesha Tate: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
Holly Holm: $500,000
Ilir Latifi: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Gian Villante: $36,000
Corey Anderson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Tom Lawlor: $28,000
Amanda Nunes: $56,000 (includes $28,000)
Valentina Shevchenko: $14,000
Siyar Bahadurzada: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
Brandon Thatch: $22,000
Nordine Taleb: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Erick Silva: $34,000
Vitor Miranda: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
Marcelo Guimaraes: $13,000
Darren Elkins: $74,000 ($37,000 win bonus)
Chas Skelly: $21,000
Diego Sanchez: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
Jim Miller: $59,000
Jason Saggo: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Justin Salas: $16,000
Teruto Ishihara: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
Julian Erosa: $12,000
