UFC 243 Promotional Compliance pay: Main event makes bank, everyone else not so much

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UFC 243 Promotional Compliance pay: Main event makes bank, everyone else not so much

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The cash continues to flow to good boys and girls that behave and comply with UFC promotional guidelines. That’s right, it’s time to break down the cash paid out to fighters under the UFC’s Reebok uniform deal, now officially known by the unsexy label of UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay. UFC 243 went down from Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia and featured a fight between UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker and interim middleweight champ Israel Adesanya. As both men were technically champs, both got the top tier champ pay: $40,000 a piece. They took home $80,000 of the $174,000 handed out at this event. After those two the thinness of the card starts to show: no one else made money above the $10,000 tier, which covers fighters who have competed 11-15 times under UFC organizations. Three men: Dan Hooker, Al Iaquinta, and Jake Matthews made that moolah. 14 fighters fell into the first two tiers, making $3500 to $4000 for having five fights or less with the organization. Pretty sad considering how much fighters used to be able to swing for sponsor space on their clothing for a major UFC pay-per-view. Here’s the full breakdown (via MMA Junkie): Israel Adesanya: $40,000 def. Robert Whittaker: $40,000 Dan Hooker: $10,000 def. Al Iaquinta: $10,000 Serghei Spivac: $3,500 def. Tai Tuivasa: $5,000 Dhiego Lima: $5,000 def. Luke Jumeau: $4,000 Yorgan De Castro: $3,500 def. Justin Tafa: $3,500 Jake Matthews: $10,000 def. Rostem Akman: $3,500 Callan Potter: $3,500 def. Maki Pitolo: $3,500 Brad Riddell: $3,500 def. Jamie Mullarkey: $3,500 Megan Anderson: $4,000 def. Zarah Fairn: $3,500 Ji Yeon Kim: $4,000 def. Nadia Kassem: $3,500 Khalid Taha: $3,500 def. Bruno Silva: $3,500 And here’s the specifics on how it works: the more fights you’ve been fighting for the UFC (or their former organizations) for, the more money you get. 1-3 bouts: $3,500 per fight 4-5 bouts: $4,000 per fight 6-10 bouts: $5,000 per fight 11-15 bouts: $10,000 per fight 16-20 bouts: $15,000 per fight 21 bouts+: $20,000 per fight Champs: $40,000 per fight Challengers: $30,000 per fight Now here’s the final tally for how much has been distributed through the entire UFC / Reebok deal. 2019: $5,855,500 (so far) 2018: $6,901,000 2017: $6,295,000 2016: $7,138,000 2015: $3,185,000 Total: $28,297,500 The UFC / Reebok deal is set to last until 2021.