Highest Paid ONE Championship Fighter: Being the most prominent MMA Promotion in Asia, get to know all about the most paid ONE CHAMPIONSHIP fighters as of 2021
ONE CHAMPIONSHIP was inaugurated in July, 2011 and has come a long way courtesy to its CEO Chatri Sityodtong. Who has not only use his wits to popularize the MMA promotion, but has only acquired world-class fighters to showcase enthralling matches under the banner.
Although, as compared to UFC and Bellator, ONE CHAMPIONSHIP is yet to earn its name worldwide. It could be undoubtedly stated that this Asiatic Promotion is significantly improving since 2011. However, MMA fans have often been left wondering about the earnings of the fighters involved under ONE and whether or not are they able to sustain themselves.
Highest Paid ONE Championship Fighter: Who are the most paid ONE CHAMPIONSHIP Fighters?
Officially, the earning of MMA fighters within Asia has never been made public. Although ONE CHAMPIONSHIP also works just like any other promotion, offering bonuses to its fighters based on their performance inside the cage. These bonuses refer to exciting wins via TKO, Submission etc. In 2018, UFC star, Ben Akren accidentally revealed that he fetches $50k for a fight and the same amount in case of a victory.
However in 2018, ONE CHAMPIONSHIP acquired Demetrious Johnson in place of Ben Akren and Eddie Alvarez, who were reported to earn an 8-figure contract. As per MMA Salaries, Johnson earned $750,000 per his 3 fights in 2019 under the ONE banner. Whereas Alvarez (1-3) in his 4 fights under the same banner has earned $600,000 per fight.
Highest Paid ONE CHAMPIONSHIP Female Fighters
Taking about the female fighters, in 2016, Chatri Sityodtong made an interesting revelation stating that Angela Lee earns more than Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino. The latter in the same year earned $200,000 per fight.
So, what make ONE CHAMPIONSHIP offer the same amount of salary to its fighters, as UFC? It is the large resource pool of the Singapore-based promotion. In 2017, Chatri Sityodtong stated that this large resource pool allowed them to outbid the UFC in the battle for fighters like Ben Askren and Bibiano Fernandes.
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