UFC 267 is here and some big events are scheduled to take place. Are you pumped for an action-packed weekend? Know the purse, payouts and salaries of UFC 267
UFC 267 will kick-off with a bang in Abu Dhabi where we will witness UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz take on former UFC heavyweight challenger Glover Teixeira in a much-awaited bout. Teixeira has not lost a single fight since 2019 and currently has a five-fight winning streak. But this is in fact his first light heavyweight championship bout.
Blachowicz took the belt from Dominick Reyes in UFC 257 back on September 27, 2020 with what was a technical knockout. He then went on to defend his title again against Israel Adesanya at UFC 259, and now Blachowicz will look to do the same against Teixeira.
But let’s take a look at the salaries and purse of UFC 267 first shall we?
UFC 267: Salary, Purse, PPV, Prize Money and Payouts
The base salaries for the fighters are decided but the final payout will be fixed after the fight because PPV sales come into play here. The light heavyweight championship will have Blachowicz earning a base salary of $750,000 (excluding PPV share) whereas his rival contender Teixeira will earn $500,000. However, these amounts are very likely to rise when the sponsorship and performance bonus are added.
Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen will face off in the Bantamweight event, with Yan earning a base payout of $500,000 , same as his base salary for his last title fight. Sandhagen on the other hand will get $90,000 for the fight.
For the lightweight event, Dan Hooker will fight Islam Makhachev and even though the latter fighter has a good record of 20-1, he will not earn more than Hooker. Islam will earn $90,000 whereas Hooker will get $150,000.
A heavyweight fight will have Alexander Volkov taking on Marcin Tybura with the former fighter’s base salary at $100,000 and Tybura getting $90,000.
Two more fights in the main card are that of Li Jingliang vs Khamzat Chimaev and Magomed Ankalaev vs Volkan Oezdemir. Jingliang will earn $68,000 and Chimaev will earn $26,000. In the other fight between Ankalaev and Oezdemir, the former’s earnings will be $40,000 whereas Oezdemir’s will be $95,000.
Prelims Event- Base salaries of each fighter
Women’s Strawweight Amanda Ribas- $30,000 vs Virna Jandiroba – $20,000
Featherweight Ricardo Ramos ($30,000) vs Zubaira Tukhugov ($20,000)
Middleweight Albert Duraev ($10,000) vs Roman Kopylov ($10,000)
Light Heavyweight Michal Oleksiejczuk ($20,000) vs Shamil Gamzatov ($23,000)
Featherweight Makwan Amirkhani ($60,000) vs Lerone Murphy ($12,000)
Middleweight Hu Yaozong ($12,000) vs Andre Petroski ($12,000)
Lightweight Damir Ismagulov ($24,000) vs Magomed Mustafaev ($16,000)
Flyweight Tagir Ulanbekov ($10,000) vs Allan Nascimento ($10,000)