UFC Vegas 79: This weekend, Rafael Fiziev and Mateusz Gamrot, both formidable lightweight fighters vying for a spot in the top five division rankings, will face off. This showdown at the UFC’s APEX Centre in Las Vegas holds immense importance as it could propel them closer to a title shot. Leading up to their event, as usual fans are eager to know about their earnings and salary for this pivotal matchup. Here’s the answer to that question.
UFC Vegas 79: Rafael Fiziev vs Mateusz Gamrot Purse and Payouts
In the anticipated lightweight main event lasting five rounds, Fiziev brings in a 12-2 record with 8 knockouts. His last fight was a three-round majority decision loss against Justin Gaethje just over six months ago. On the other side, Gamrot steps into the ring with an impressive 22-2 record, including 7 knockouts. He secured a three-round split decision victory over Jalin Turner around six and a half months back.
Predicting fighters’ purse amounts can be quite challenging, especially when the fight doesn’t involve a purse bid. Nevertheless, we do have access to their purse information through various sources, despite the complexities involved in the estimation process.
At UFC Vegas 79, the UFC is set to allocate a significant amount exceeding $1.6 million towards fighter salaries, incentives, and bonuses. For the main event, Fiziev and Gamrot obviously will be the highest-paid athletes of the fight card. As per the sports daily reports, both acclaimed UFC lightweight contenders, Fiziev and Gamrot, are guaranteed to get payout of $256,000 each for their appearances at UFC Vegas 79 this upcoming weekend.
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In the meantime, Mateusz Gamrot is the underdog with odds of +110, while Rafael Fiziev takes the favored position with odds at -140. Overall, this event is gearing up to be one that fans will remember. Check out the fight card below.
UFC Vegas 79 fight card
Main card
- Rafael Fiziev vs. Mateusz Gamrot; Lightweights
- Bryce Mitchell vs. Dan Ige; Featherweights
- Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez; Strawweights
- Bryan Battle vs. AJ Fletcher; Welterweights
- Ricardo Ramos vs. Charles Jourdain; Featherweights
Prelims
- Miles Johns vs. Dan Argueta; Bantamweights
- Tim Means vs. Andre Fialho; Welterweights
- Jacob Malkoun vs. Cody Brundage; Middleweights
- Mohammed Usman vs. Jake Collier; Heavyweights Mizuki Inoue vs. Hannah Goldy; Strawweight
- Montserrat Rendon vs. Tamires Vidal; Bantamweights
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