Machida tops UFN 70 payroll with 200k
Purses at UFC Fight Night 70 ranged from the UFC minimum of $10,000 to $200,000 for Lyoto Machida, despite the fact that he lost on Saturday.
UFC Fight Night 70 fight purses
Saturday, 27 June
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Yoel Romero: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus)
def. Lyoto Machida: $200,000*
Lorenz Larkin: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus)
def. Santiago Ponzinibbio: $10,000
Antonio Carlos Junior: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
def. Eddie Gordon: $15,000
Thiago Marreta Santos: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Steve Bosse: $10,000
Hacran Dias: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus)
def. Levan Makashvili: $12,000
Alex Oliveira: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Joe Merritt: $10,000
Leandro Silva: $28,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus)**
def. Lewis Gonzalez: $8,000**
Tony Sims: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Steve Montgomery: $10,000
Sirwan Kakai: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Danny Martinez : $10,000
The total disclosed payroll for the event was $601,000.
*Machida’s management negotiated a flat sum of $200,000, win, lose, draw.
**Gonzalez missed weight and was fined 20% of his purse, which went to Silva
The figure are the amounts that state law requires be provided, and do not represent a full accounting of each fighter’s income.
Fighters bear significant costs including training expenses, a percentage to management, a percentage to the trainer, plus insurance, licenses, and taxes.
On the income side, sponsorship money can be a significant portion of the purse, although it is smaller than it was in the past, particularly for the mid tier fighters. There are also unofficial “locker room” bonuses given at some points. And four fighters on the card won $50,000 performance bonuses.
Lastly, many fighters earn income from teaching, from appearances, and in many cases from regular employment in the non-fighting space.