UFC 249 - Fighters Salaries

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According to The Sports Daily, Triple C took home $350,00 to show, as well as an additional $40,000 for fight week incentive pay to take his grand total to $390,000.

Henry Cejudo: $390,000 ($350,000 to show, $40,000 fight week incentive pay)

Justin Gaethje: $380,000 ($250,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $30,000 fight week incentive pay)

Tony Ferguson: $380,000 ($350,000 to show, $30,000 fight week incentive pay)

Fabricio Werdum: $340,000 ($325,000 to show, $15,000 fight week incentive pay)

Anthony Pettis: $330,000 ($155,000 to show, $155,000 win bonus, $20,000 fight week incentive pay)

Francis Ngannou: $320,000 ($130,000 to show, $130,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $10,000 fight week incentive pay)


Dominick Cruz: $280,000 ($250,000 to show, $30,000 fight week incentive pay)

Donald Cerrone: $220,000 ($200,000 to show, $20,000 fight week incentive pay)

Greg Hardy: $175,000 ($85,000 to show, $85,000 win bonus, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)

Aleksei Oleinik: $170,000 ($80,000 to show, $80,000 win bonus, $10,000 fight week incentive pay)

Carla Esparza: $111,000 ($53,000 to show, $53,000 win bonus, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)

Vicente Luque: $104,000 ($47,000 to show, $47,000 win bonus, $10,000 fight week incentive pay)

Michelle Waterson: $75,000 ($70,000 to show, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)

Jeremy Stephens: $66,900 ($67,000 to show, $20,100 fine for missing weight, $20,000 fight week incentive pay)

Calvin Kattar: $65,100 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 win bonus, $20,100 from Stephens for missing weight, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)

Sam Alvey: $65,000 ($50,000 to show, $15,000 fight week incentive pay)

Bryce Mitchell: $36,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 win bonus, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)

Ryan Spann: $36,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 win bonus, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)

Niko Price: $27,000 ($22,000 to show, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)

Charles Rosa: $27,000 ($22,000 to show, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)

Jairzinho Rozenstruik: $22,000 ($18,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)

Yorgan De Castro: $15,500 ($12,000 to show, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)



A far cry from boxing purses giving to B list fighters. However UFC is putting out a better overall product every PPC. Dana is on to something.

Are boxers getting paid too much? Is the rising cost of PPV for boxers and their high demands are killing the sport ?

Are UFC figures paid too low? I think they are getting market value while Terrance Crawford is over valued.

I think Da La Hoya or Mayweather can do a lot of work in MMA if they entered into the market.

[TheMyspaceDayz]

Nico Price only getting $27,000 for that epic war with Vicente Luque where he got destroyed seems criminal.
Yes, boxers probably paid too much but it’s absolutely certain that UFC fighters get paid way too little.

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They also don't have system in place where 90% of your record is against journeymen who were paid $500 to get knocked out & hype your next "payday".

Even 30k would be a huge jackpot for the opponents who make up the majority of any boxer's record.

If De La Hoya could destroy boxing and convert it to the same millionaires beating up homeless people (with nothing in the middle) model as boxing I'm sure he would.

[IceTrayDaGang]

Henry Cejudo: $390,000

sad axx fvvvk!!! this dude had like 3 belts in 3 different weight class and is getting paid less than some C level boxers!

and tony only getting $380k??? the damage he took in that fight will need all of that money to fix it. UFC/Dana is lame for doing this.

[IceTrayDaGang]

a UFC champion could fight 3-4 times in a year and barely make $1mil total combine for those fights where as for a low level bum boxers, he could make the same amount or more just off 1 fight alone.

[Willy Wanker]

Henry Cejudo: $390,000

sad axx fvvvk!!! this dude had like 3 belts in 3 different weight class and is getting paid less than some C level boxers!

and tony only getting $380k??? the damage he took in that fight will need all of that money to fix it. UFC/Dana is lame for doing this.

That's why Cejudo is retiring. He said he has a number, but the UFC won't give him that.

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a UFC champion could fight 3-4 times in a year and barely make $1mil total combine for those fights where as for a low level bum boxers, he could make the same amount or more just off 1 fight alone.

If by bum-level boxers you mean the average boxer, the journeyman who fills up a top fighter's record...

The going rate is about $2,000 per fight. Don't take my word for it. Go out and ask.

Crazy how on a dedicated boxing forum, you have guys who think avg boxers make 1 million per fight. They're lucky to cover their fight-night expenses.

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Nico Price only getting $27,000 for that epic war with Vicente Luque where he got destroyed seems criminal.
Yes, boxers probably paid too much but it’s absolutely certain that UFC fighters get paid way too little.

I agree. ^^^

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They also don't have system in place where 90% of your record is against journeymen who were paid $500 to get knocked out & hype your next "payday".

Even 30k would be a huge jackpot for the opponents who make up the majority of any boxer's record.

If De La Hoya could destroy boxing and convert it to the same millionaires beating up homeless people (with nothing in the middle) model as boxing I'm sure he would.

Damn dude that’s true.

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a UFC champion could fight 3-4 times in a year and barely make $1mil total combine for those fights where as for a low level bum boxers, he could make the same amount or more just off 1 fight alone.

That’s true. But at the same time they have bigger fan bases then the average boxer. I think Cowboy or Ferguson could fill up an area faster then Mikey Garcia