UFC on ESPN+ 8 purses
Jacare made $210,000 while losing, and Andrei Arlovski made $300,000.
UFC on ESPN+ 8, also known as UFC Fight Night 150, UFC Fort Lauderdale, and UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson, was held on Saturday, April 27, at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. These are the official purses, as reported by the Florida Athletic Commission.
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Jack Hermansson ($41,000 + $41,000 = $82,000)
Ronaldo Souza ($210,000)
Greg Hardy ($75,000 + $75,000 = $150,000)
Dmitrii Smoliakov ($10,000)
Mike Perry ($55,000 + $55,000 = $110,000)
Alex Oliveira ($64,000)
Glover Teixeira ($105,000 + $105,000 = $210,000)
Ion Cutelaba ($22,000)
Cory Sandhagen ($33,000 + $33,000 = $66,000)
John Lineker ($49,000)
Roosevelt Roberts ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000)
Thomas Gifford ($10,000)
Takashi Sato ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000)
Ben Saunders ($35,000)
Augusto Sakai ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000)
Andrei Arlovski ($300,000)
Carla Esparza ($45,000 + $45,000 = $90,000) def.
Virna Jandiroba ($12,000)
Gilbert Burns ($44,000 + $44,000 = $88,000)
Mike Davis ($12,000)
Jim Miller ($90,000 + $90,000 = $180,000)
Jason Gonzalez ($12,000)
Angela Hill ($24,000 + $24,000 = $48,000)
Jodie Esquibel ($10,000)
Dhiego Lima ($17,000 + $17,000 = $34,000)
Court McGee ($48,000)
The above figures are the fighter payout information that promoters are required by State regulations to submit to the state athletic commissions; they do not represent a full accounting of each fighter’s income.
On the income side, fighters earned sponsorship of between $2,500 and $50,000 for wearing Reebok apparel in the Octagon, and during the week before it. Out-of-event sponsorship money too can be significant, although it is smaller for many fighters than it was in the past. In addition, four $50,000 ‘of the Night’ Performance Bonuses, are awarded.
Fighters bear significant costs including training expenses, a percentage to management, a percentage to the trainer, plus insurance, licenses, and taxes.
And a majority of fighters earn income from teaching, from appearances, and in many cases from regular employment in non-fight employment.
