The final salary figures for UFC 246 have been revealed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, with Conor McGregor topping the rankings by a huge margin.
McGregor faced Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone in his highly-anticipated UFC comeback, destroying his opponent in just 40 seconds.
And Notorious made over $75k per second in his triumphant return to the Octagon.
The Dubliner took home $3,000,000 for the fight along with a $50,000 bonus for ‘Performance of the Night’.
Big Paycheck
His counterpart on the other hand took home a much smaller sum, with Cowboy being paid $200,000 for his appearance.
Had he won, Cerrone’s purse would have doubled to $400,000.
Holly Holm also took $200,000 from the fight.
The former bantamweight champion received $150,000 for her appearance and a $50,000 win bonus for her lacklustre points victory over Raquel Pennington.
Money Talk
The disclosed figures don’t include commision or pay-per-view bonuses, but instead represent the flat sum paid by the UFC to each fighter for their appearance in Las Vegas.
McGregor recently revealed he expected an $80M paycheck from his return bout, but the full amount is unlikely to be revealed.
See the full list of salaries for UFC 246 below:
Conor McGregor: $3,050,000$3 ($50,000 for ‘Performance of the Night’)
Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone: $200,000
Holly Holm: $200,000 — ($50,000 win bonus)
Raquel Pennington: $63,000
Aleskei Oleinik: $200,000 ($75,000 win bonus, $50,000 for ‘Performance of the Night’)
Maurice Greene: $30,000
Brian Kelleher: $96,000 ($23,000 win bonus, $50,000 for ‘Performance of the Night’)
Ode Osbourne: $10,000
Anthony Pettis: $155,000
Carlos Diego Ferreira: $150,000 ($50,000 win bonus, $50,000 for ‘Performance of the Night’)
Roxanne Modafferi: $62,000 ($31,000 win bonus)
Maycee Barber: $29,000
Andre Fili: $55,000
Sodiq Yusuff: $54,000 ($27,000 win bonus)
Tim Elliott: $31,000
Askar Askarov: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
Drew Dober: $160,000 ($55,000 win bonus, $50,000 for ‘Performance of the Night’)
Nasrat Haqparast: $25,000
Aleksa Camur: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
Justin Ledet: $20,000
Sabina Mazo: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
JJ Aldrich: $30,000
*Claudia Gadelha received her $54,000 appearance pay after her fight was cancelled due to Alexa Grasso missing weight.
(Featured image source: Instagram/ Donald Cerrone, Conor McGregor and Holly Holm)