The disclosed salaries for UFC
331 have been released by the California State Athletic
Commission.
Former
Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight titleholder Alexandre
Pantoja led the way with a flat $650,000 purse for his rematch with
Joshua Van, who bagged half a million for his second title defense.
The pay figures released by CSAC don’t include bonuses or
additional payments to fighters that remain undisclosed.
UFC 331 disclosed payouts put Alexandre Pantoja ahead of
champion Joshua Van
Alexandre
Pantoja: $650,000 — no win bonus
Joshua
Van: $500,000 — no win bonus
Arman
Tsarukyan: $350,000 — no win bonus
Mauricio
Ruffy: $110,000
Patricio
“Pitbull” Freire: $400,000 ($200,000 to show, $200,000 to
win)
Doo Ho
Choi: $85,000
Sean
Sharaf: $60,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 to win)
Gable
Steveson: $160,000
Iwo
Baraniewski: $50,000
Alonzo
Menifield: $310,000 ($155,000 to show, $155,000 to win)
Robelis
Despaigne: $200,000 ($100,00 to show, $100,000 to win)
Tai
Tuivasa: $350,000
Giga
Chikadze: $93,000
Joanderson
Brito: $158,000 ($79,000 to show, $79,000 to win)
Casey
O’Neill: $132,000 ($66,000 to show, $66,000 to win)
Eduarda
Moura: $33,000
Edmen
Shahbazyan: $250,000 ($125,000 to show, $125,000 to win)
Brunno
Ferreira: $95,000
Ryan
Gandra: $28,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 to win)
Osman
Diaz: $25,000
Michael
Aswell: $60,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 to win)
Joo
Sang Yoo: $12,000
Marlon
“Chito” Vera: $400,000 ($200,000 to show, $200,000 to win)
Charles
Jourdain: $108,000