The UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou reportedly earned the most from Saturday’s UFC 270 card, according to salary figures released by the California State Athletic Commission. Ngannou garnered a $600,000 payday for his five-round fight against Ciryl Gane ($500,000) in the evening’s main event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Ngannou earned a victory and successfully defended the heavyweight belt for the first time.
Meanwhile, Deiveson Figueiredo took home $150,000 for his decision to win against Brandon Moreno in their flyweight championship trilogy in the evening’s co-main event. Moreno earned $200,000 in defeat. While Michel Pereira was the card’s only other six-figure earner, he took home a $100,000 disclosed payday for a three-round verdict over Andre Fialho ($12,000) a featured welterweight contest.
It is to be noted that the disclosed purses reported by state athletic commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion. Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not include any sponsorship money that a fighter may acquire for their performance.
On social media, the combat sports world reacted to Ngannou’s Heavyweight Title win as Jon Jones stated: “If this is the Apex of heavyweight fighting, I’m excited about it. Got some more records to break. Further adding, I love how everyone gets so impressed with the new guy lol”
However, former champion Daniel Cormier was far more complimentary by stating on the platform: “#andstill the champion @francis_ngannou great job by the champion. Who would have thought it would be wrestling and grappling that got him the victory. Congrats champ!”
Check out UFC 270 salaries below:
Francis Ngannou: $600,000 (no win bonus)
Ciryl Gane: $500,000
Deiveson Figueiredo: $150,000 (no win bonus)
Brandon Moreno: $200,000
Michel Pereira: $100,000 ($50,000 win bonus)
Andre Fialho: $12,000
Said Nurmagomedov: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus)
Cody Stamann: $65,000
Michael Morales: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
Trevin Giles: $45,000
Victor Henry: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
Raoni Barcelos: $29,000
Jack Della Maddalena: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
Pete Rodriguez: $12,000
Tony Gravely: $44,000 ($22,000 win bonus)
Saimon Oliveira: $10,000
Matt Frevola: $46,000 ($23,000 win bonus)
Genaro Valdez: $10,000
Vanessa Demopoulos: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
Silvana Gomez Juarez: $12,000
Jasmine Jasudavicius: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
Kay Hansen: $17,000
