Only a handful of fighters elected to reveal their payouts from
UFC 291 following a change in policy from the Pete Suazo Utah
Athletic Commission.
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Kevin
Holland ($356,000) topped the list of disclosed salaries from
the July 29 event, which took place at the Delta Center in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Bobby Green,
Gabriel
Bonfim and C.J. Vergara
were the only other fighters who made their paydays public.
No other salaries were released, as the commission revealed that it
entered into “confidentiality agreements” with athletes competing
at UFC 291 ahead of the event. According to a statement from Utah
commission executive director Scott Bowler, which was obtained by
MMAjunkie.com, the fighters “expressed valid concerns regarding
the public disclosure of the compensation amount in bout
agreements, because public disclosure of their purse amounts will
negatively impact their individual ability to negotiate
compensation or purse amounts for future events.”
A full list of salaries was released in August 2022 from UFC 278,
the last event to be held in Salt Lake City. Those payouts were
reportedly disclosed despite objections from Bowler.
Note: 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.
UFC 291 Disclosed Salaries:
Bobby
Green: $300,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus)
Kevin
Holland: $356,000 (includes $178,000 win bonus)
Gabriel
Bonfim: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
C.J.
Vergara: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
*Only fighters who elected not to sign a confidentiality
agreement before UFC 291 had their salaries released.