Francis
Ngannou was the top earner 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 verdict
against Ciryl Gane
($500,000) in the evening’s main event at the Honda Center in
Anaheim, Calif. With the victory, Ngannou successfully defended the
heavyweight belt for the first time.
Meanwhile, Deiveson
Figueiredo took home $150,000 for his decision win against
Brandon
Moreno in their flyweight championship trilogy in the evening’s
co-main event. Moreno earned $200,000 in defeat.
Michel
Pereira was the card’s only other six-figure earner, as he took
home a $100,000 disclosed payday for a three-round verdict over
Andre
Fialho ($12,000) a featured welterweight contest.
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 270 Salaries:
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