The main event for UFC Vegas 46 will see veteran fighter Calvin Kattar vs Giga Chikadze in the featherweight division in the first fight night of 2022, know its purse and payout
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns in 2022 with Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze all set to take on each other in the main event for UFC Vegas 46 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The event is scheduled to take place on 15th of January with Kattar stepping into the ring after losing his last fight against Max Holloway in UFC Fight Island 7 which took place last year in January. Chikadze on the other hand has had an incredible 2021, having won 14 of his 16 fights till now. The odds are in his favour against Kattar as his striking abilities might be too much for the American to defend against.
UFC Fight Night Calvin Kattar vs Giga Chikadze: How Much Will Both The Fighters Make, Purse, Payout
Calvin Kattar: The 33-year old American fighter might be stepping into the ring after quite some time, but don’t forget that he started his career with three consecutive wins and also holds the record for 10 straight wins. Even though the odds are against him, Kattar will look to prove everyone wrong when he takes on Chikadze at the UFC Apex this weekend.
Giga Chikadze: Nicknamed the “Ninja”, Chikadze will give it his best to beat Kattar to earn a title shot, which is something he most definitely deserves taking into consideration the fact that he has had seven wins in a row to kick-start his UFC career. The Georgian has got three straight knockouts to his name- all of which won him Performance of the Night Bonuses, injecting $50,000 into his accounts. The odds to win the bout against Kattar are surely in his favour but anything can happen.
Here are the details of the amounts both the fighters will be earning for their bout:
| Fighters | Guaranteed Purse | Win Bonus | Sponsorship | Total Payout |
| Calvin Kattar | $250,000 | $100,000 | $10,000 | $310,000 |
| Giga Chikadze | $110,000 | $100,000 | $5,000 | $215,000 |
These purse payouts of Kattar and Chikadze stand confirmed. Talking about the sponsorship bonuses, those are calculated on the basis of the number of fights fought, whereas winning bonuses are obviously earned only in the cases of winning the fight.
UFC Vegas 46: All Fighters’ Salaries And Payouts
Here are the salaries/purses of Kattar and Chikadze along with the other fighters participating in UFC Vegas 46:
| Fighters | Guaranteed Purse | Win Bonus | Sponsorship Bonus | UFC Bonus | Total Payouts |
| Calvin Kattar | $250,000 | $100,000 | $10,000 | – | $310,000 |
| Giga Chikadze | $110,000 | $100,000 | $5,000 | – | $215,000 |
| Muslim Salikhov | $30,000 | $30,000 | $5,000 | – | $65,000 |
| Michel Pereira | $22,000 | $22,000 | $5,000 | – | $49,000 |
| Kleydson Rodrigues | $10,000 | $10,000 | $4,000 | – | – |
| Zarrukh Adashev | $22,000 | $22,000 | $4,000 | – | – |
| Dakota Bush | $10,000 | $10,000 | $4,000 | – | – |
| Viacheslav Borshchev | $10,000 | $10,000 | $4,000 | – | – |
| Brian Kelleher | $36,000 | $36,000 | $10,000 | – | – |
| Saidyokub Kakhramonov | $10,000 | $10,000 | $4,000 | – | – |