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Conor McGregor may have estimated an $80 million payday for his Octagon return at UFC 246, but only a portion of that is included in his disclosed purse for the event.
McGregor earned a flat $3 million salary for his 40-second technical knockout win against Donald Cerrone in Saturday’s headliner at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Cerrone pocketed $200,000 in defeat. The Nevada State Athletic Commission released salaries for the event over the weekend.
Other notable earners for UFC 246 included Holly Holm, who garnered $200,000 for a unanimous decision triumph over Raquel Pennington ($63,000) in the evening’s bantamweight co-main event and Anthony Pettis, who received $155,000 in a submission loss to Diego Ferreira ($100,000).
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 246 Salaries:
Conor McGregor $3 million (no win bonus)
Donald Cerrone $200,000
Holly Holm $200,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Raquel Pennington $63,000
Alexey Oleynik $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
Maurice Greene $30,000
Brian Kelleher $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus)
Ode Osborne $10,000
Diego Ferreira $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Anthony Pettis $155,000
Roxanne Modafferi $62,000 (includes $31,000 win bonus)
Maycee Barber $29,000
Sodiq Yusuff $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus)
Andre Fili $55,000
Askar Askarov $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Tim Elliott $31,000
Drew Dober $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus)
Nasrat Haqparast $25,000
Aleksa Camur $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Justin Ledet $20,000
Sabina Mazo $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
J.J. Aldrich $30,000
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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