UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou was held on January 20, 2018, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. These are the official purses, as reported by the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission to Simon Samano and Steven Marrocco for MMAjunkie.

Stipe Miocic $600,000 (no win bonus)
defeated Franciso Ngannou $500,000

Daniel Cormier $500,000 (no win bonus)
defeated Volkan Oezdemir $350,000

Calvin Kattar $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
deeated. Shane Burgos $22,000

Gian Villante $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
defeated Francimar Barrosso $27,000

Rob Font $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
defeated Thomas Almeida $36,000

Kyle Bochniak $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
defeated Brandon Davis $10,000

Abdul Razak Alhassan $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
defeated Sabah Homasi $12,000

Dustin Ortiz $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
defeated Alexandre Pantoja $14,000

Julio Arce $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
defeated Dan Ige $10,000

Enrique Barzola $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
defeated Matt Bessette $12,000

Islam Makhachev $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
defeated Gleison Tibau $50,000

Total: $2,549,000

The above figures are the fighter payout information that promoters are required by Massachusetts regulations to submit to the state athletic commission; they 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, fighters earned sponsorship of between $2,500 and $40,000 for wearing Reebok apparel in the Octagon, and for the week before it. Some fighters receive discretionary “Locker Room” bonuses in the mail. Although it is not usual, in some cases there is an LOA [Letter of Agreement] on the contract for additional income. Four $50,000 ‘of the Night’ Performance Bonuses, are awarded. Further, main event PPV fighters receive a percentage of the PPV gross, as contracted, generally at a rate that escalates with increased PPV buys. Out-of-event sponsorship money too can be a significant, although it is much, much smaller for many fighters than it was in the past. And lastly, many fighters earn income from teaching, from appearances, and in many cases from regular employment in the non-fighting space.

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