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5 Highest Paid UFC Fighters of All Time You Need to Know
MMA is among a few sports whose popularity is growing at a terrific speed. Despite originating from the United States of America, it has an increasing fan base worldwide. This has boosted UFC’s profit margin over the years.
Many fighters are now earning jaw-dropping amounts from their various fights. However, have you ever wondered how much the top fighters earn? Or who are the highest-paid Ultimate Fighting Championship players? If yes, then you are in the right place because we have compiled them for you.
Here are some of the highest-paid UFC fighters of all time you need to know.
1. Conor McGregor
He is by far the highest-paid UFC fighter currently and no one has yet reached his earnings. He has a top record of earning 7 figure sums in his last 5 fights. In fact, according to Forbes, McGregor received $3 million from UFC alone for his match with Khabib Nurmagomedov. And it is said he walked away with over $50 million in total earnings from the fight.
On top of that, he earned an estimate of $8 million from his fight with Donald Cerrone in January 2020. Conor McGregor’s total earnings from the UFC corporation alone are around $15.08 million, not taking into account everything else.
The match he got the highest earnings in his career was the big boxing fight he had with Floyd Mayweather. It took place on August 26th,2017 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada bagging him around $130 million. It attracted a lot of attention and bets from many fans all over the world. According to ESPN, MGM sportsbook reported that there’s a fan who bet a whopping $1 million on Mayweather. There are many other top betting sites on this resource that received several bets on the fight. It has a list of amazing welcome bonuses and free bets plus the best MMA online betting sites, with honest reviews of each operator.
2. Alistair Overeem
He comes second on the list because of the much money he collects from his fights. Alistair is a 6 figure fighter and his earnings rose to $500,000 per fight between 2015 and 2016. Later when his popularity increased in Mixed Martial Arts fighting, the amount increased. He then started getting paid over $800,000 for each fight.
For example, Alistair Overeem got $850,000 for his match with Aleksei Oleinik. He also received the same amount from his fight with Rozenstruik despite losing. This fighting champion has earned over $9 million from UFC and his net worth is estimated at $10 million.
3. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib is among the top 5 MMA fighters of all time. He has earned approximately $8.68 million in his fighting career from the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
This amazing fighter collected an estimate of over $6,000,000 from his fight against Poirier and $2,540,000 against McGregor. Not only that, but Khabib Nurmagomedov also pocketed over $5,000,000 for his bout with Justin Gaethje. After this match, he announced his retirement from UFC. He left an undefeated record of 13-0 in UFC and 29-0 as the lightweight champion.
4. Anderson Silver
A top fighter recently retired from UFC. This was after he lost to Uriah Hall via TKO in October 2020. Anderson Silver is among the highest-paid fighters despite losing the last matches in his career. He made an estimate of $8.11 million from UFC.
He started his fighting career in the Ultimate Fighting Championship with an offer of $66,000 for his first match. And by his fourth month, he was already earning six figures. The highest-earning fight in his career was against Derek Brunson in which he bagged around $820,000.
5. Michael Bisping
Micheal joins the list because he earned an estimate of $7.14 million from UFC. In fact, he at one time earned a whopping $540,000 for one fight despite losing it via technical submission. It was in 2017 against Georges St-Pierre.
However, he retired in 2018 and now acts as UFC’s color analyst and announcer. He earns $75,000 per event as the official commentator and Michael Bisping’s net worth is $9 million.
