UFC 292 Purse and Payouts: UFC 292 between Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley is almost upon us. The two bantamweights will look to provide fans with heaps of entertainment when clash this weekend. And in the process, they will also pocket lucrative purses. However, ahead of the event, we look at the prelim fighters and see how much they’ll earn. Follow UFC 292: Sterling vs O’Malley LIVE Streaming updates with Insidesport.IN.
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Sterling and O’Malley have engaged in several verbal spats in the build-up to this fight. Therefore, there is a lot of excitement surrounding this contest. Moreover, since it is a PPV event, they will earn a share of the PPV. However, the prelim and early prelim fighters will not. So here’s how their earnings will look.
UFC 292 Purse and Payouts: How Much Will Chris Weidman and Other Preliminary Fighters Make?
UFC 292 Purse and Payouts: How much will the other fighters earn?
Estimating fighters’ purse is difficult since there are several factors that influence it and they seldom reveal information regarding their earnings. However, we have enough reports to compare and arrive at a ballpark figure. So for UFC 292, we will do the same thing.
Garret Kerman from The Sports Daily has revealed some numbers. According to these figures, Ian Garry will earn $56,000 and Neil Magny will earn $142,000. Marlon Vera will earn $106,000 and Pedro Munhoz will earn $91,000.
In the prelims, Chris Weidman will reportedly take home $360,000, which is the highest of the fighters not on the main and co-main event. His opponent, Brad Tavares, will earn $171,000. Other notable earners include Gerald Meerschaert $126,000, Gregory Rodrigues 56,000, and Andrea Lee 59,000.
Here is the complete breakdown of earnings for UFC 292
Fighter | Base Pay | Incentive Pay | Guaranteed Salary |
Aljamain Sterling | $500,000 | $42,000 | $542,000 |
Sean O’Malley | $350,000 | $32,000 | $382,000 |
Zhang Weili | $250,000 | $42,000 | $292,000 |
Amanda Lemos | $150,000 | $32,000 | $182,000 |
Neil Magny | $121,000 | $21,000 | $142,000 |
Ian Garry | $50,000 | $6,000 | $56,000 |
Cody Garbrandt | NA | NA | NA |
Mario Bautista | NA | NA | NA |
Marlon Vera | $85,000 | $21,000 | $106,000 |
Pedro Munhoz | $75,000 | $16,000 | $91,000 |
Chris Weidman | $320,000 | $16,000 | $360,000 |
Brad Tavares | $150,000 | $21,000 | $171,000 |
Gregory Rodrigues | $48,000 | $6,000 | $54,000 |
Denis Tiuliulin | $12,000 | $4,500 | $16,500 |
Gerald Meerschaert | $110,000 | $16,000 | $126,000 |
Andre Petroski | $30,000 | $4,500 | $28,500 |
Andrea Lee | $48,000 | $11,000 | $59,000 |
Natalia Silva | $24,000 | $4,500 | $28,500 |
Maryna Moroz | $48,000 | $11,000 | $59,000 |
Karine Silva | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
Kurt Holobaugh | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
Austin Hubbard | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
In addition, the UFC will distribute $318,500 among the fighters in the form of bonuses. The distribution will be based on the number of fights that the fighters have had in the UFC. It will range from fighters receiving between $42,000 to $4000.
So there you have it. This is a complete breakdown of the UFC 292 purse and payout. What do you make of the prelim fighters’ earnings?
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