Earlier than potential pay-per-view bonuses and different incentives, UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili took residence the largest disclosed payday at UFC 292.
Weili earned a disclosed $520,000 for her dominant win over Amanda Lemos within the co-headliner of the Aug. 19 pay-per-view, topping headliners Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling, who every earned a flat $500,000 purse for his or her bantamweight title combat.
UFC 292 befell at TD Backyard in Boston. The fighter salaries had been revealed to MMA Combating by way of a public data request by the Massachusetts Workplace of Public Security and Inspections, which oversees the state’s athletic fee.
In the principle occasion, O’Malley captured the bantamweight title with a second-round knockout of Sterling. Along with his commission-reported wage, he and Zhang took residence $50,000 “Efficiency of the Evening’ bonuses. Brad Katona and Cody Gibson, who confronted off within the bantamweight finals of The Final Fighter 31 event, additionally every earned $50,000 bonuses for his or her “Struggle of the Evening” bout.
An entire checklist of the UFC 292 salaries could be seen beneath. As all the time, these figures don’t characterize a fighter’s complete earnings, as sure sponsorship incomes, pay-per-view bonuses, or discretionary post-fight bonuses are usually not publicly disclosed.
Most important Card
- Sean O’Malley ($500,000 + no win bonus = $500,000) def. Aljamain Sterling ($500,000)
- Zhang Weili ($520,000 + no win bonus = $520,000) def. Amanda Lemos ($250,000)
- Ian Machado Garry ($50,000 + $50,000 win bonus = $100,000) def. Neil Magny ($134,000)
- Mario Bautista ($43,000 + $43,000 = $86,000) def. Da’Mon Blackshear ($27,000)
- Marlon Vera ($155,000 + $155,000 win bonus = $310,000) def. Pedro Munhoz ($150,000)
Preliminary Card
- Brad Tavares ($100,000 + $100,000 = $200,000) def. Chris Weidman ($426,000)
- Gregory Rodrigues ($50,000 + $50,000 = $100,000) def. Denis Tiuliulin ($14,000)
- Kurt Holobaugh ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Austin Hubbard ($32,000)
- Brad Katona ($32,000 + $32,000 = $64,000) def. Cody Gibson ($15,000)
- Andre Petroski ($18,000 + $18,000 = $36,000) def. Gerald Meerschaert ($100,000)
- Natalia Silva ($40,000 + $40,000 = $80,000) def. Andrea Lee ($70,000)
- Karine Silva ($14,000 + $14,000 = $28,000) def. Maryna Moroz ($50,000)
