ESPN’s Brett Okamoto has obtained the disclosed payouts for UFC 196. They show that McGregor’s disclosed purse is $1,000,000. This is a first for the league. Unlike most contracts which have a set amount to show and a set amount to win, the $1,000,000 is a flat fee.

The figures 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. As well there are explicit ‘of the Night’ performance bonuses of $50,000, and less formal ‘locker room’ bonuses that are mailed to fighters after the event.

Many fighters earn income from teaching, from appearances, and in many cases from regular employment in the non-fighting space.

However, main event PPV fighters at the highest level also receive a percentage of the PPV gross, as contracted. These are private contracts, and not legally disclosed, but a few have come come out in court cases, and are tiered, with the amount per buy going up if the buys go up.

In an interview with CNBC, McGregor said he will earn over $10,000,000 for the fight, presumably through a cut of the PPV.

I’m going to breeze past the $10 million mark, said McGregor to host Jane Wells. Breeze past it.

The fighter was asked how much more than $10,000,000 it would be.

A hell of a lot more than that,” he responded.

Diaz will receive a flat fee of $500,000. UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm also receives $500,000 as well. Challenger Miesha Tate receives $46,000 to show, and an additional $46,000 to win.

The highest disclosed amount previously was $800,000 for fighting Nick Diaz at UFC 183 on January 31, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.