Anderson Silva vs Tito Ortiz was one of the most exciting matches in the weekend, know about the purse, payout, prize money and fight card results
Two of the greatest UFC fighters were against each other in the ring on Saturday. Moreover, Anderson Silva appeared in the ring to play his third professional boxing fight. The fight was a co-main event where both of the UFC fighters met in a boxing ring. The 46-years old American fighter Tito is considered as one of the greater UFC fighters. However, he was against Brazilian, Silva who had previous experience of boxing in the ring.
So, here are all the details about the Anderson Silva vs Tito Ortiz fight including the price money and fight pursue.
Anderson Silva vs Tito Ortiz, Payout, Purse, Prize Money And Results
The match was supposed to be played up to 8 rounds but Tito failed to give a fight to Anderson and was down in the ring after the first round. Anderson Sila won the match by Knocking out Tito in the first round. This was Silva’s second match in 2021. However, Tito appeared in the ring for the first time since 2019. Recently, he signed a contract with Mayor Pro Tem.
Silva’s average payout in the recent games was around $600, 000. Moreover, in the Anderson Silva vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight, Silva took $500,000. This means the amount for last night’s fight was somewhat similar to this. Ortiz might earn around $300,000 for this fight. Also, Anderson will earn $70,000- $90,000 from Ortiz’s payout.
The American missed the catchweight limit by 5 pounds as he was 195 pounds. As a result, he will miss 30% of his fight purse and Anderson will be rewarded the number.
This means Anderson can likely earn around a million dollars after including the PPV sales. However, these numbers are just estimations and the real numbers are yet to be revealed.
In another match, Vitor Belfort defeated Holyfield. he also challenged Jake Paul and claimed that the fighter will call him daddy. Vitor offered a winner takes all’ match to Jake with a prize pool of $30 million.
Results Of The Full Fight Card
- Vitor Belfort defeated Evander Holyfield: TKO, Round 1
- Anderson Silva defeated Tito Ortiz: knockout, Round 1
- Jono Carroll defeated Andy Vences: majority decision (95-95, 97-93, 97-93)
- David Haye defeated Joe Fournier: unanimous decision (79-72, 80-71, 79-72)