Know the UFC 268 purse, payouts and salaries right here. Find out all about how much each fighter will be getting at the Maddison Square Garden
UFC 268 will feature Kamaru Usman locking horns with Colby Covington for the second time as the former fighter looks to defend his title. Both the fighters last met in December 2019 in UFC 245 in which “Chaos” Covington was defeated by “The Nigeria Nightmare” Usman. Usman won the Welterweight title at UFC 235 when he defeated “the chosen one” Tyron Woodley. He has successfully defended the title four times since then and will look to defend it for the fifth time on November 6th.
But first let’s take a look at the UFC 268 purse, payouts and salaries right here.
UFC 268 Main Event Payouts, Purse And Salary
UFC’s rules do not allow to reveal the actual purse and payout for fights, but here is some information to give the readers an idea of what the fighter purses might turn out to be.
Usman vs Covington: If we rewind to their first bout at UFC 245, both the fighters made $500K as per Nevada State Athletic Commission. However, this sum does not include fight night bonuses and sponsorship payments. But still, Usman and Covington will earn $500K for sure anyway.
Taking into account the PPV shares, Usman might get a $1-$1.5 million payout. These payouts do not include subtraction for items like taxes, licenses and insurance. The PPV cuts, sponsor and incentive payments will be added later.
Namajunas vs Zhang: Zhang Weili’s base salary was $350,000 and Namajunas’s base salary was $150,000 when the two last met at the UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship seven months ago. So the two are expected to earn the same amount, not including the sponsorship amount and fight night bonuses. Zhang’s payout could be $380,000 whereas Namajunas’s payout might be $150,000.
Gaethje vs Chandler: Chandler’s earnings amount to a total of $585,000 (includes pay, salaries, bonuses, earnings). His net worth as of 2021 is $1.5 million-$2 million. Talking about his MMA earnings, they amount to that of a whopping $1.5 million.
On the other hand, Gaethje’s UFC earnings amount to that of $3,645,500. (contains pay, salaries, bonuses, earnings) His net worth as of 2021 is $4-$5 million and his MMA earnings make up around $4 million. Justin will glance on winning against Chandler and increasing his net worth further on November 6th.