Strawweight champion Weili Zhang
was dominant at UFC
292, and she was also the event’s top earner.
Zhang took home a disclosed $520,000 for her unanimous decision
over Amanda
Lemos ($250,000) in the co-main event at the TD Garden in
Boston on Aug. 19. Salary figures for the event were initially
released through the Massachusetts Division of Occupational
Licensure to
MMAFighting.com.
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Sean O’Malley defeated Aljamain
Sterling via first-round technical knockout to claim the
bantamweight crown in the evening’s headliner. Both O’Malley and
Sterling earned $500,000 apiece for the bout — second highest on
the card behind Zhang.
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 292 Salaries:
Sean
O’Malley: $500,000
Aljamain
Sterling: $500,000
Weili
Zhang: $520,000
Amanda
Lemos: $250,000
Ian
Garry: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Neil
Magny: $134,000
Mario
Bautista: $86,000 (includes $43,000 win bonus)
Da’Mon
Blackshear: $27,000
Marlon
Vera: $310,000 (includes $155,000 win bonus)
Pedro
Munhoz: $150,000
Brad
Tavares: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
Chris
Weidman: $426,000
Gregory
Rodrigues: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Denis
Tiuliulin: $14,000
Kurt
Holobaugh: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Austin
Hubbard: $32,000
Brad
Katona: $64,000 (includes $32,000 win bonus)
Cody
Gibson: $15,000
Andre
Petroski: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
Gerald
Meerschaert: $100,000
Natalia
Silva: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus)
Andrea
Lee: $70,000
Karine
Silva: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
Maryna
Moroz: $50,000