UFC 290 Purse and Payouts: The Alexander Volkanovski vs Yair Rodriguez contest will be the talk of the MMA world this weekend. And while all the attention will be on the two featherweights, the card also features some big fights. Robert Whittaker vs Dricus Du Plessis is one such big fight. So ahead of UFC 290, we look at their purse and payout to find out who will earn more. Follow UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez LIVE Streaming updates with Insidesport.IN.
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Whittaker and Du Plessis will compete in what could be a title eliminator. Whittaker comes in as the number-two middleweight in the world, while Du Plessis is number-five. Therefore, there is a lot on the line. And there could be a lot on the line in terms of their purse and payouts as well.
UFC 290 Purse and Payouts: Will Dricus Du Plessis Make More Money Than Robert Whittaker?
UFC 290 Purse and Payouts: Who will earn more between Robert Whittaker and Dricus Du Plessis?
Estimating fighters’ purse is not easy since they seldom reveal any information regarding their purses. However, we can arrive at a close enough figure based on their previous fights. And for this contest, we will do the same thing.
There are no reports of Robert Whittaker’s earnings against Marvin Vettori in his last fight. Therefore, we will look at his earnings against Israel Adesanya. According to reports, Whittaker took home $632,000. This included a $600,000 base pay and a $32,000 bonus. However, this was a main event and a title bout.
Thus, if the Australian can beat Du Plessis and get a bonus, we predict he could earn close to $600,000 again. This would include a $250,000 base pay, a $250,000 win bonus, a $50,000 performance bonus, and a sponsorship share.
Du Plessis, on the other hand, earned just $66,000 for his last fight against Derek Brunson, according to reports. The South African took home $30,000 as base pay, a $30,000 win bonus, and a $6,000 sponsorship bonus. However, that was on the prelims and this fight is on the main card.
Therefore, we predict Du Plessis to earn around $200,000 against Robert Whittaker if he can beat the Australian and get a performance bonus. This could include $60,000 base pay, a $60,000 win bonus, a $50,000 performance bonus, and his sponsorship share.
So while Du Plessis will definitely be in for a pay rise, Whittaker will definitely earn more than the South African.
What do you make of these potential UFC 290 Purse and Payouts?
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