UFC 323 will go down on Dec. 6 on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas, headlined by a bantamweight title battle between Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan. Let’s check out the potential earnings of the fighters booked for the cardboard.
Whereas it’s exhausting to find out the precise determine, for the reason that promotion follows a closed-door coverage, the consolidated fighter purse contains the disclosed base pay, battle bonuses, in addition to potential pay-per-view shares.
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Nonetheless, a calculated assumption is feasible by researching fighter contracts and reported previous payouts.
Naturally, as the primary attraction, Dvalishvili and Yan are anticipated to take dwelling the highest pay checks. In line with a report by SillySeason, ‘The Machine’ netted a payout of $2.3 million for a latest outing, together with bonuses.
Because the champion, his purse might vary wherever from excessive six-figures to low seven-figures. The Georgian’s base pay is predicted to be round $500-$800K and the win bonus would mirror the identical as is the case for many UFC fights.
He’s anticipated to bag a further $700K to $1.5 million from pay-per-view shares and different backend incentives. Moreover, he might win a most of $100K in efficiency bonuses. This is able to see him take dwelling $1.7 million to $3 million.
Yan, in the meantime, has a reported base pay of $200K-$300K when not the champion, and would have an identical win bonus. Pay-per-view and different back-end shares might web him one other $400K-$800K.
The Russian might bag a further $100K in efficiency bonuses if he wins them. This is able to put his complete purse round $850K to $1.5 million.
Equally, per the SillySeason report, within the co-main occasion, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja is predicted to bag wherever between $700K to $1 million. His opponent, Joshua Van, being a well-liked identify, might web an identical purse.
In one other important card battle, Brandon Moreno is predicted to rake in $200K for present and one other $200K if he wins. Most efficiency bonus earnings and sponsorship pay might see him web one other $150K, bringing his complete to virtually $550K.
His opponent, Tatsuro Taira, took dwelling a base wage of $110K for his battle towards Brandon Royval. Except his contract has modified, he’s set to take dwelling the identical plus one other $110K if he wins.
He might additionally earn a further $100K if he secures the Combat of the Night time and Efficiency of the Night time bonuses.
UFC 323: Date, time, and the right way to watch
UFC 323 will go down on Dec. 6 on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas. The primary card of the occasion will kick off at 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT, with the primary occasion walkouts anticipated round 12:00 AM ET / 9 PM PT.
Followers within the U.S. can catch the occasion on ESPN+ pay-per-view. Within the U.Ok., the motion will unfold on TNT Sports activities and Discovery+, with the early prelims obtainable on UFC Combat Cross.
Edited by Ujwal Jain
