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  In the main event, McGregor (18-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) scored a second-round TKO of Mendes (17-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) to become interim UFC featherweight champion. The total disclosed payroll for the event was $1,952,000. Official UFC 189 payouts included: Conor McGregor: $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Chad Mendes: $500,000 (wasn’t eligible for win bonus) Champ Robbie Lawler: $300,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus) def. Rory MacDonald: $59,000 Jeremy Stephens: $72,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus)* def. Dennis Bermudez: $34,000* Gunnar Nelson: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Thatch: $22,000 Thomas Almeida: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Brad Pickett: $30,000 Matt Brown: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus) def. Tim Means: $23,000 Alex Garcia: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Mike Swick: $48,000 John Howard: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus) def. Cathal Pendred: $10,000 Cody Garbrandt: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Henry Briones: $10,000 Louis Smolka: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Neil Seery: $15,000 Cody Pfister: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Yosdenis Cedeno: $13,000 * – Stephens fined 20 percent ($8,000) for missing weight; fine was issued to Bermudez     Reebok Sponsorship Payout   Conor McGregor: $30,000 def. Chad Mendes: $30,000 Champ Robbie Lawler: $40,000 def. Rory MacDonald: $30,000 Jeremy Stephens: $20,000 def. Dennis Bermudez: $5,000 Gunnar Nelson: $5,000 def. Brandon Thatch: $2,500 Thomas Almeida: $2,500 def. Brad Pickett: $10,000 Matt Brown: $15,000 def. Tim Means: $5,000 Alex Garcia: $2,500 def. Mike Swick: $10,000 John Howard: $10,000 def. Cathal Pendred: $2,500 Cody Garbrandt: $2,500 def. Henry Briones: $2,500 Louis Smolka: $2,500 def. Neil Seery: $2,500 Cody Pfister: $2,500 def. Yosdenis Cedeno: $2,500