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Jul 21, 2012; Calgary, AB, CANADA; Hector Lombard during the middleweight bout of UFC 149 against Tim Boetsch (not pictured) at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports

UFC 171 went down this past weekend in a packed arena in Dallas, Texas. In the main event of the evening, Johny Hendricks became the new UFC Welterweight champion by defeating Robbie Lawler in an epic five round battle.

Welterweights Tyron Woodley and Hector Lombard picked up big wins at UFC 171 as well. Woodley defeated former UFC interim Welterweight champion, Carlos Condit, by TKO due to injury in the second round. Lombard defeated former StrikeForce Middleweight champion, Jake Shields, by unanimous decision in a fight he completely controlled from start to finish.

The UFC 171 salaries have been released, and Hector Lombard is at the top of the heap (Courtesy of MMAopinion):

Hector Lombard: $300,000

Johny Hendricks: $150,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)

Robbie Lawler: $133,000 ($83,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)

Tyron Woodley: $104,000 ($52,000 to show, $52,000 win bonus)

Ovince St. Preux: $96,000 ($23,000 to show, $23,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus)

Dennis Bermudez: $78,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus)

Jake Shields: $75,000

Diego Sanchez: $60,000

Carlos Condit: $55,000

Rick Story: $27,000

Frank Trevino: $17,600 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus, $1,600 from Forte for missing weight)

Myles Jury: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)

Kelvin Gastelum: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)

Jessica Andrade: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)

Alex Garcia: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)

Justin Scoggins: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)

Sean Strickland: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)

Robert Whiteford: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)

Daniel Pineda: $15,000

Will Campuzano: $10,000

Nikita Krylov: $8,000

Raquel Pennington: $8,000

Jimy Hettes: $8,000

Sean Spencer: $8,000

Robert McDaniel: $8,000

Renee Forte: $6,400 ($8,000 to show, $1,600 to Trevino for missing weight)

UPDATE: Apparently the Texas Commission does not release salaries of the fighters. The numbers above are nothing more than a guess by MMAopinion based off prior earnings.