39 thoughts on “Disclosed purses for UFC Columbus”
Askarov in a #1 contender fight, ranked #2 in the world, gets paid 26k?!?!?
These are always so embarrassing for the UFC
A guy at the level of Askarov making 26k is just ridiculous.. after tax, coaches etc there’s literally nothing left for the guy ffs
Man who is Askarov’s manager, how is he only on a 26k show/win deal?
$26K show for askarov being number two in his weight class is beyond outrageous
Babarena buying 170k worth of farm equipment and cows.
Bro this shit is insane at this point. We literally get to watch SUPERBOWL type events every weekend and the ufc is making ungodly amounts of money. Yet these fighters are making 12k ? Holy fuck
Wtf Askarov is #2 in the division still on a 26/26 contract.
3 fighters walked out with 12k:( sheesh. Mfs get paid more doing open mics at a Red Lobster
Imagine fighting a top 10 guy, after beating a great prospect and a ranked veteran, and only getting paid 22k to show, and also having this fight on the prelims of a FN. Its gotta fucking suck to be a UFC flyweight.
Askarov, 3-0-1, wins over ranked veteran Tim Elliott, current top 5er Pantoja, and then #3 Joey Benavides, and he’s getting paid 26k for a fucking title eliminator. Ridiculous.
Askarov got fucking robbed. 26k is nothing if you can only fight max 3x a year. Keeping in mind that a massive percentage of that goes to coaches, gyms, the gov, and other fighter expenses.
Jenny maia making more for losing than her opponent does for winning is hilarious
Whoever is Magny’s manager, good job on getting a better contract than Matt Brown (comparing the amount of fights in the UFC)
Honest question, would you let a random guy knock you out for $12k? I don’t think I would take that offer.
Get rid of the ancient win/show split and just pay contracted amounts, then add finishing bonuses and keep the usual FotN/PotN bonuses for good fights that go the distance.
Lmfao. A bunch of fortnite kids just won double what Daukaus made in the main event in just an online tournament. Dana is the modern era’s scooge
Crazy how fans keep complaining about fighter pay and yet nothing happens. It sucks
Gotta be such a cash cow, that’s like $1.5 million in wages for a company that makes billions every year. Quickmafs suggest they pay out maybe 3 percent of the money they make, which is especially jarring when you consider the risk the fighters take.
These fighters (and pretty much anybody who isn’t in finance or law) need a union bad.
love to see big mag getting his bag
How there are still people who take Dana’s side and argue against increased fighter pay is really beyond me
So the second highest paid person on this list was on the prelims…? What sense does that make lmfao if anything that proves the crazy margins they can work with but just don’t
Askar making 26K… Man… This sport sucks
Gate: $1,921,988.24
Estimate per card ESPN pays UFC: $7,142,857.14
($300,000,000 per year for 42 cards)
UFC total return: $9,064,845.38
Total payout to fighters: $1,677,000
Percentage of return paid to fighters: 18.5%
If the ESPN deal is $150,000,000 annually it would be 30%.
Edit: I thought it was $150,000,000 a year, u/deserterdragon posted a link that says it’s a combined $300,000,000 annually…I’ll keep both just in case it’s either.
Askarov getting 26k to show smh my fucking head.
Most of these are higher than I would have expected.
Not saying they are good, but better than I would have guessed.
Joanne Wood making 70k for instance.
Record numbers and most lucrative US fight night and there are still people fighting for 12k
I know there’s a lot of suspicion around the validity of these numbers but if Askarov is getting paid that little he needs to leave. The guy would probably have been fighting for the title next if the decision against Kara-France had went his way.
If this would’ve been a PPV, and we all would’ve bought it, then they all would be making millions… right?
Bruh I made the same money as Askarov while working as a pool boy. How is he not getting paid more? He is a top UFC fighter
This is why young fighters (notably O’Malley) are right when they don’t want to face high ranked opponents until they get better contracts. Look at Magny’s show pay vs. less tenured fighters here. If the real money comes from longevity, why not fight unranked people for a while? Losses lead to getting cut, might as well keep winning until you’re tenured enough to get a better contract.
Alexa Grasso Makes triple Askarov’s pay in one fight… madness
Fighters signed from DWCS don’t even get 12K. For some reason they get under the UFC’s minimum to fight on UFC cards
Imagine fighting on a UFC televised fight on national tv and making 12k that you are expected to split with your team. Some of these athletes spend that on flights and hotels as well as just basic training supplies. And you dont get actual benefits, just Uncle Dana’s “we take care of our guys” policy (nevermind your family, they get nothing). This is literally slave labor.
Wonder if these Russian guys are more easily baited into lower pay by questioning their man hood.
Main event pay seems fair, but as always, UFC is exploiting the everloving fuck out of the rest of the card. Fucking shameful.
Askarov is getting paid less than people that could conceivably have been cut from the ufc if they had lost, what the fuck
Wish they would add in the UFC cut at the top of these. Making out like bandits and this was the highest grossing Fight Night.
The UFC should make every finish a $50K bonus, and POTN and FOTN get $100K. That seems like such an easy cheap way for them to even the field just a little bit. Also would increase the finish rate, guaranteed.
Askarov in a #1 contender fight, ranked #2 in the world, gets paid 26k?!?!?
These are always so embarrassing for the UFC
A guy at the level of Askarov making 26k is just ridiculous.. after tax, coaches etc there’s literally nothing left for the guy ffs
Man who is Askarov’s manager, how is he only on a 26k show/win deal?
$26K show for askarov being number two in his weight class is beyond outrageous
Babarena buying 170k worth of farm equipment and cows.
Bro this shit is insane at this point. We literally get to watch SUPERBOWL type events every weekend and the ufc is making ungodly amounts of money. Yet these fighters are making 12k ? Holy fuck
Wtf Askarov is #2 in the division still on a 26/26 contract.
3 fighters walked out with 12k:( sheesh. Mfs get paid more doing open mics at a Red Lobster
Imagine fighting a top 10 guy, after beating a great prospect and a ranked veteran, and only getting paid 22k to show, and also having this fight on the prelims of a FN. Its gotta fucking suck to be a UFC flyweight.
Askarov, 3-0-1, wins over ranked veteran Tim Elliott, current top 5er Pantoja, and then #3 Joey Benavides, and he’s getting paid 26k for a fucking title eliminator. Ridiculous.
Askarov got fucking robbed. 26k is nothing if you can only fight max 3x a year. Keeping in mind that a massive percentage of that goes to coaches, gyms, the gov, and other fighter expenses.
Jenny maia making more for losing than her opponent does for winning is hilarious
[source](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/3/29/23001853/curtis-blaydes-neil-magny-lead-all-salaries-at-ufc-columbus)
Whoever is Magny’s manager, good job on getting a better contract than Matt Brown (comparing the amount of fights in the UFC)
Honest question, would you let a random guy knock you out for $12k? I don’t think I would take that offer.
Get rid of the ancient win/show split and just pay contracted amounts, then add finishing bonuses and keep the usual FotN/PotN bonuses for good fights that go the distance.
Lmfao. A bunch of fortnite kids just won double what Daukaus made in the main event in just an online tournament. Dana is the modern era’s scooge
Crazy how fans keep complaining about fighter pay and yet nothing happens. It sucks
Gotta be such a cash cow, that’s like $1.5 million in wages for a company that makes billions every year. Quickmafs suggest they pay out maybe 3 percent of the money they make, which is especially jarring when you consider the risk the fighters take.
These fighters (and pretty much anybody who isn’t in finance or law) need a union bad.
love to see big mag getting his bag
How there are still people who take Dana’s side and argue against increased fighter pay is really beyond me
So the second highest paid person on this list was on the prelims…? What sense does that make lmfao if anything that proves the crazy margins they can work with but just don’t
Askar making 26K… Man… This sport sucks
Gate: $1,921,988.24
Estimate per card ESPN pays UFC: $7,142,857.14
($300,000,000 per year for 42 cards)
UFC total return: $9,064,845.38
Total payout to fighters: $1,677,000
Percentage of return paid to fighters: 18.5%
If the ESPN deal is $150,000,000 annually it would be 30%.
Edit: I thought it was $150,000,000 a year, u/deserterdragon posted a link that says it’s a combined $300,000,000 annually…I’ll keep both just in case it’s either.
Askarov getting 26k to show smh my fucking head.
Most of these are higher than I would have expected.
Not saying they are good, but better than I would have guessed.
Joanne Wood making 70k for instance.
Record numbers and most lucrative US fight night and there are still people fighting for 12k
I know there’s a lot of suspicion around the validity of these numbers but if Askarov is getting paid that little he needs to leave. The guy would probably have been fighting for the title next if the decision against Kara-France had went his way.
If this would’ve been a PPV, and we all would’ve bought it, then they all would be making millions… right?
Bruh I made the same money as Askarov while working as a pool boy. How is he not getting paid more? He is a top UFC fighter
This is why young fighters (notably O’Malley) are right when they don’t want to face high ranked opponents until they get better contracts. Look at Magny’s show pay vs. less tenured fighters here. If the real money comes from longevity, why not fight unranked people for a while? Losses lead to getting cut, might as well keep winning until you’re tenured enough to get a better contract.
Alexa Grasso Makes triple Askarov’s pay in one fight… madness
Fighters signed from DWCS don’t even get 12K. For some reason they get under the UFC’s minimum to fight on UFC cards
Imagine fighting on a UFC televised fight on national tv and making 12k that you are expected to split with your team. Some of these athletes spend that on flights and hotels as well as just basic training supplies. And you dont get actual benefits, just Uncle Dana’s “we take care of our guys” policy (nevermind your family, they get nothing). This is literally slave labor.
Wonder if these Russian guys are more easily baited into lower pay by questioning their man hood.
Main event pay seems fair, but as always, UFC is exploiting the everloving fuck out of the rest of the card. Fucking shameful.
Askarov is getting paid less than people that could conceivably have been cut from the ufc if they had lost, what the fuck
Wish they would add in the UFC cut at the top of these. Making out like bandits and this was the highest grossing Fight Night.
The UFC should make every finish a $50K bonus, and POTN and FOTN get $100K. That seems like such an easy cheap way for them to even the field just a little bit. Also would increase the finish rate, guaranteed.