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UFC Fight Night: Song vs Simon Purse and Payouts- How Much Money Can Song Yadong and Ricky Simon Earn?

UFC Fight Night: Song vs Simon Purse and Payouts- How Much Money Can Song Yadong and Ricky Simon Earn?

UFC Fight Night: Song vs Simon will headline this weekend’s UFC event. While it is not the big-name UFC main event fans are used to, it promises to be an intriguing fight. Moreover, both fighters will relish the opportunity to headline UFC Vegas 72. So ahead of the Yadong Song vs Ricky Simon fight at […]

UFC Fight Night: Song vs Simon will headline this weekend’s UFC event. While it is not the big-name UFC main event fans are used to, it promises to be an intriguing fight. Moreover, both fighters will relish the opportunity to headline UFC Vegas 72. So ahead of the Yadong Song vs Ricky Simon fight at UFC Fight Night 223, we look at how much they could earn. Follow UFC Fight Night: Song vs Simon LIVE Streaming updates with Insidesport.IN. 

READ ALSO: UFC Fight Night: Song vs Simon: Full Main Card Preview, Prediction, and Odds

Song and Simon will compete in the bantamweight division. Song will look to get his record back on track after defeat in his last fight, while Simon will hope to continue his winning streak. However, since they are competing in the main event, both fighters can look forward to a lucrative purse.

UFC Fight Night: Song vs Simon Purse and Payouts- How Much Money Can Song Yadong and Ricky Simon Earn?

UFC Fight Night: Song vs Simon Purse and Payouts- How Much Money Can Song Yadong and Ricky Simon Earn?

UFC Fight Night: How much will Yadong Song and Ricky Simon earn at UFC Vegas 72?

Estimating fighters’ purses is a difficult task since the UFC does not reveal any information about fighters’ contracts. However, we can arrive at a ballpark figure by looking at reports of their previous bouts. So let’s see how much Yadong Song and Ricky Simon earned in their previous bout.

In his last fight against Cory Sandhagen, Yadong Song reportedly took home a $91,000 purse. This included a $80,000 base salary and a $11,000 sponsorship bonus. Therefore, if Song can beat Ricky Simon and get a performance bonus, he could pocket over $200,000. This will include his $80,000 base salary, $80,000 win bonus, and a $50,000 performance bonus.

Unfortunately, we do not have any information about Ricky Simon’s last fight earnings and therefore; it is impossible to estimate how much he will earn. However, if he can beat Song and get a performance bonus, we expect Simon to take home a similar figure to that of Yadong Song.

What do you make of the UFC Fight Night 223 possible payout? Do you think Yadong Song vs Ricky Simon will be a worthy main event for Saturday’s main event?

Follow UFC Fight Night: Song vs Simon LIVE Streaming updates with Insidesport.IN. 

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