3. Anderson Silva
Purse money earned: $6,002,000
Estimated net worth: $18,000,000
Anderson Silva has been a big name star for a long time, and as such he has earned over $6 million in purse money. A good chunk of what he has earned over his career has been through sponsorships and bonus money however.
Silva once had a fairly lucrative sponsorship deal with Burger King, but that was eliminated due to the Reebok deal. Even though Silva is not considered a PPV draw, he has had several big money fights. His second fight against Chris Weidman did over $1 million buys, which would have earned him a nice pay day. Silva vs Sonnen 2 drew just under the same number as well.
