Cabral robbed of first UFC earnings outside bank
Yan Cabral debuted in the UFC and won his first fight at TUF Brazil 2 finale, but unfortunately didn’t make it to the bank with all of his winnings.
The starting purse for a UFC fighter isn’t a whole lot. Most are making $8000 to show and $8000 to win, which of course a percentage goes to taxes, managers, and training costs.
Yan Cabral debuted in the UFC and won his first fight at TUF Brazil 2 finale, but unfortunately didn’t make it to the bank with all of his winnings:
Unbeaten in MMA, Cabral entered the Octagon after competing at TUF: Brazil 2 and successfully debuted in the promotion with a decision win over David Mitchell. When he returned home in Rio de Janeiro, the Nova Uniao welterweight lost part of the cash he was supposed to give his manager Andre Pederneiras when he was robbed in front of the bank.
Cabral returns to the Octagon Saturday night against Zak Cummings at UFC Fight Night 40 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and plans to win impressively. If he makes extra money with post-fight bonuses, you’d better not get close to him when he gets back home.
“Don’t even talk about that, man,” Cabral laughed in an interview to MMAFighting.com. “I will rip the thief’s f–king head off this time.”
