The fans of the UFC 284 are going gaga as they flooded the social media platform to know more about the fighters salary ahead of the bout night, know the payouts
For those who aren’t sure, let us tell you, UFC 284 is all set to take place on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
This PPV contest is headlined by 2 pound for pound best fighters in the Lightweight Champion such as Makhachev facing off featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.
The featherweight champion, Volkanovski, will come in the ring to earn his double-champ in front of his native fans in Australia. On the other hand, Makhachev is looking for his title defense and the number one spot atop of the pound-for-pound rankings.
UFC 284 2023 payouts and fighters salaries for Islam Makhachev vs Alexander Volkanovski fight card
The 5 ft 6 in tall Mixed Martial Artist comes into this match-up against the number 2 best fighter in the world, Islam Makhachev, as one of the highest-paid athletes in the UFC.
The fighter is risking his UFC unbeaten streak against the toughest competition.
Volkanovski Pay Out
If you’re wondering about how much Volkanovski earned from his last title defense, let us remind you, in his last title defense against Max Holloway, the Australian native has reportedly earned a sum of $1,262,000 for his unanimous victory.
Apart from it, he also earned $1,000,000 as base pay, $200,000 as PPV payout, $20,000 as performance bonus, and $42,000 for the Venum sponsorship deal.
Based on these figures, Volkanovski is expected to walk away being the highest-paid fighter on the card in Saturday night’s bout.
In Saturday’s fight against Islam, with his $42,000 Venum sponsorship deal, $1,000,000 as base pay, Volkanovski is expected to walk away with a minimum sum of $1,042,000, which doesn’t count any PPV payout or performance bonus.
| Fighter | Base Pay | Incentive Pay | Guaranteed Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Volkanovski | $1,000,000 | $42,000 | $1,042,000 |
| Islam Makhachev | $500,000 | $42,000 | $542,000 |
| Yair Rodriguez | $100,000 | $32,000 | $132,000 |
| Josh Emmett | $78,000 | $32,000 | $110,000 |
| Randy Brown | $72,000 | $11,000 | $83,000 |
| Jack Della Maddalena | $12,000 | $4,500 | $16,500 |
| Justin Tafa | $19,200 | $6,000 | $27,200 |
| Parker Porter | $16,000 | $6,000 | $22,000 |
| Jimmy Crute | $43,000 | $6,000 | $49,000 |
| Alonzo Menifield | $41,500 | $6,000 | $47,500 |
| Tyson Pedro | $43,000 | $6,000 | $49,000 |
| Modestas Bukauskas | $12,000 | $4,500 | $16,500 |
| Joshua Culibao | $30,000 | $4,500 | $34,500 |
| Melsik Baghdasaryan | $30,000 | $4,000 | $34,000 |
| Kleydson Rodrigues | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
| Shannon Ross | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
| Jack Jenkins | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
| Don Shainis | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
| Loma Lookboonmee | $24,000 | $6,000 | $30,000 |
| Elise Reed | $20,000 | $4,500 | $24,500 |
| Blake Bilder | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
| Shane Young | $20,000 | $4,500 | $24,500 |
| Zubaira Tukhugov | $50,000 | $6,000 | $56,000 |
| Elves Brenner | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
Let us remind you, UFC usually doesn’t disclose fights pay for its contract negotiations but there are some disclosed figures that have always been around the internet.
After using those figures some reports do some math to foresee the potential payouts for fighters on the upcoming PPV event UFC 284.
UFC 284 Promotional Guidelines Compliance Pay
The UFC will pay out $263,000 worth of incentive pay to their fighters this weekend. The incentive pay is generated by the UFC’s sportswear sponsor Venum’s deal which is paid out to the fighters via tiers based on their tenure with the company and this includes Zuffa-era WEC fights, from January 2007 on, as well as Zuffa-era Strikeforce fights from April 2011 on.
Fighters with 1-3 professional bouts under the UFC/Zuffa banner will receive $4000, 4-5 fights pays out $4,500, 6-10 bouts pays out $6,000, 11-15 pays out $11,000, 16-20 pays out $16,000 and 21 fights or more pays out $21,000, title challengers are paid $32,000 and champions are paid $42,000.
UFC Ring Girl Salary: $1,000 to $5,000,
UFC Referee Salary: $700 to $2,500,
UFC Ring Announcers Salaries: $50,000 to $75,000.
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