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USA Today
7 hours ago
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UFC on ABC 8 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Curtis Blaydes among $16,000 earners
BAKU – Fighters from Saturday's UFC on ABC 8 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $155,000. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC on ABC 8 takes place Saturday at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan. The main card airs on ABC following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. The full UFC on ABC 8 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Khalil Rountree Jr.: $16,000 def. Jamahal Hill: $11,000 Rafael Fiziev: $11,000 def. Ignacio Bahamondes: $6,000 Curtis Blaydes: $16,000 def. Rizvan Kuniev: $4,000 Myktybek Orolbai: $4,500 def. Tofiq Musaev: $4,000 Nazim Sadykhov: $4,500 def. Nikolas Motta: $6,000 Muhammad Naimov: $6,000 vs. Bogdan Grad: $4,000 Seokhyeon Ko: $4,000 def. Oban Elliott: $4,500 JunYong Park: $11,000 def. Ismail Naurdiev: $6,000 Daria Zhelezniakova: $4,000 def. Melissa Mullins: $4,500 Klaudia Sygula: $4,000 def. Irina Alekseeva: $4,000 Tagir Ulanbekov: $6,000 def. Azat Maksum: $4,000 Mohammed Usman: $6,000 def. Hamdy Abdelwahab: $4,000 Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program's payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum's multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $7,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $17,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000. In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-40 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials. Full 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts: Year-to-date total: $3,378,000 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,395,500 UFC on ABC 8 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC's deal with Venum. UFC on ABC 8 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay:
USA Today
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
UFC 316 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program passes $34 million
UFC 316 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program passes $34 million NEWARK, N.J. – Fighters from Saturday's UFC 316 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $320,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC 316 took place at Prudential Center. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. The full UFC 316 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Merab Dvalishvili: $42,000 def. Sean O'Malley: $32,000 Kayla Harrison: $32,000 def. Julianna Peña: $42,000 Joe Pyfer: $6,000 def. Kelvin Gastelum: $21,000 Mario Bautista: $11,000 def. Patchy Mix: $4,000 Kevin Holland: $21,000 def. Vicente Luque: $21,000 Waldo Cortes-Acosta: $6,000 def. Serghei Spivac: $11,000 Joshua Van: $6,000 def. Bruno Silva: $6,000 Azamat Murzakanov: $4,500 def. Brendson Ribeiro: $4,500 Wang Cong: $4,500 def. Ariane da Silva: $11,000 Andreas Gustafsson: $4,000 def. Khaos Williams: $6,000 Joo Sang Yoo: $4,000 def. Jeka Saragih: $4,500 Quillan Salkilld: $4,000 def. Yanal Ashmouz: $4,500 MarQuel Mederos: $4,000 def. Mark Choinski: $4,000 Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program's payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum's multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000. In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials. Full 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts: Year-to-date total: $3,223,000 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,240,500
USA Today
01-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC on ESPN 68 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Dustin Jacoby's $16,000 tops card
UFC on ESPN 68 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Dustin Jacoby's $16,000 tops card LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday's UFC on ESPN 68 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $121,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC on ESPN 68 took place at the UFC Apex. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+. The full UFC on ESPN 68 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Mateusz Gamrot: $11,000 def. Ludovit Klein: $11,000 Ramiz Brahimaj: $6,000 def. Billy Ray Goff: $4,000 Dustin Jacoby: $16,000 def. Bruno Lopes: $4,000 Ketlen Vieira: $11,000 def. Macy Chiasson: $11,000 Zachary Reese: $4,500 def. Dusko Todorovic: $6,000 Allan Nascimento: $4,500 def. Jafel Filho: $4,500 Jordan Leavitt: $6,000 def. Kurt Holobaugh: $6,000 Bolaji Oki: $4,000 def. Michael Aswell: $4,000 Alice Ardelean: $4,000 def. Rayanne dos Santos: $4,000 Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program's payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum's multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,680; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $32,000 while title challengers get $42,000. In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-68 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials. Full 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts: Year-to-date total: $2,902,500 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $33,920,000
USA Today
18-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC Fight Night 256 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Gilbert Burns' $21,000 leads
UFC Fight Night 256 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Gilbert Burns' $21,000 leads LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday's UFC Fight Night 256 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $167,000. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC Fight Night 256 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+. The full UFC Fight Night 256 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Michael Morales: $6,000def. Gilbert Burns: $21,000 Mairon Santos: $4,000def. Sodiq Yusuff: $6,000 Nursulton Ruziboev: $4,500def. Dustin Stoltzfus: $6,000 Melquizael Costa: $6,000def. Julian Erosa: $16,000 Gabe Green: $6,000def. Matheus Camilo: $4,000 Jared Gordon: $16,000def. Thiago Moises: $11,000 Yadier del Valle: $4,000def. Connor Matthews: $4,000 Luana Santos: $4,500def. Tainara Lisboa: $4,000 Denise Gomes: $6,000def. Elise Reed: $6,000 HyunSung Park: $4,000def. Carlos Hernandez: $6,000 Tecia Pennington: $16,000def. Luana Pinheiro: $6,000 Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program's payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum's multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2561 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000. In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials. Full 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts: Year-to-date total: $3,258,500 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,276,000
USA Today
11-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC 315 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Belal Muhammad, Valentina Shevchenko lead
UFC 315 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Belal Muhammad, Valentina Shevchenko lead MONTREAL – Fighters from Saturday's UFC 315 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $310,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC 315 took place at Bell Centre. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. The full UFC 315 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Jack Della Maddalena: $32,000def. Belal Muhammad: $42,000 Valentina Shevchenko: $42,000def. Manon Fiorot: $32,000 Aiemann Zahabi: $6,000def. Jose Aldo: $21,000 Natalia Silva: $6,000def. Alexa Grasso: $11,000 Benoit Saint Denis: $6,000def. Kyle Prepolec: $4,000 Mike Malott: $6,000def. Charlie Radtke: $4,500 Jasmine Jasudavicius: $6,000def. Jessica Andrade: $21,000 Modestas Bukauskas: $6,000def. Ion Cutelaba: $16,000 Navajo Stirling: $4,000def. Ivan Erslan: $4,000 Marc-Andre Barriault: $11,000def. Bruno Silva: $11,000 Daniel Santos: $4,500def. Jeong Yeong Lee: $4,500 Bekzat Almakhan: $4,000def. Brad Katona: $6,000 Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program's payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum's multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000. In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials. Full 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts: Year-to-date total: $3,091,500 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,109,000
