Alexander
Volkanovski may have lost his featherweight title on Saturday
night, but he was nonetheless compensated quite nicely for his
efforts.
Volkanovski took home an event-high $750,000 for his second-round
knockout loss to Ilia
Topuria ($350,000) in the
UFC 298 headliner at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California,
on Saturday night. The 35-year-old Australian was one of 13
fighters who earned a six-figure payday, according to salary
figures released by the California State Athletic Commission.
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Meanwhile, former middleweight champion Robert
Whittaker was the card’s second second biggest earner, as he
banked $400,000 for a unanimous decision triumph over Paulo Costa
($250,000) in the evening’s co-main event.
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 298 Salaries:
Ilia
Topuria: $350,000
Alexander
Volkanovski: $750,000
Robert
Whittaker: $400,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
Paulo
Costa: $250,000
Ian
Garry: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus)
Geoff
Neal: $108,000
Merab
Dvalishvili: $210,000 (includes $105,000 win bonus)
Henry
Cejudo: $150,000
Anthony
Hernandez: $122,000 ( includes $66,000 win bonus)
Roman
Kopylov: $80,000
Amanda
Lemos: $160,000 ( includes $80,000 win bonus)
Mackenzie
Dern: $200,000
Marcos
Rogerio de Lima: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
Junior
Tafa: $23,000
Rinya
Nakamura: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus)
Carlos
Vera: $12,000
Mingyang
Zhang: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Brendson
Ribeiro: $10,000
Danny
Barlow: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Josh
Quinlan: $12,000
Oban
Elliott: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Valentine
Woodburn: $15,000
Miranda
Maverick: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
Andrea
Lee: $70,000