The program, a comprehensive plan that includes equipment requirements, media obligations and other elements in accordance with the fighters’ code of conduct, replaces previous payments made under the UFC’s Athlete Equipment Policy. UFC 279 took place at T-Mobile Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view after prelims on ESPNNews and ESPN+. Full UFC 279 promotional guidelines compliance payments included:
Nate Diaz: $21,000 def. Tony Ferguson: $21,000 Khamzat Chimaev: $6,000 Kevin Holland: $11,000 Daniel Rodriguez: $6,000, Li Jingliang: $16,000 Irene Aldana: $11,000 def. Macy Chiasson: $6,000 Johnnie Walker: $6,000 def. Ion Cutelaba: $11,000 Julian Erosa: $11,000 def. Hakeem Dawud: $6,000 Jailton Almeida: $4,000 def. Anton Turkalj: $4,000 Denis Tiuliulin: $4,000 def. Jamie Pickett: $6,000 Chris Barnett: $4,500 def. Jake Collier: $11,000 Norma Dumont: $6,000 def. Danielle Wolf: $4,000 Heili Alateng: $6,000 def. Chad Anheliger: $4,000 Elise Reed: $4,500 def. Melissa Martinez: $4,000 Yohan Lainesse: $4,000 def. Darian Weeks: $4,000 Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay levels, which appropriate monies from Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on the total number of UFC fights, as well as WEC fights in the Zuffa era ( January 2007 and later ) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce matches (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 fights receive $4,000 per appearance. 4-5 races get $4,500. 6-10 races get $6,000. 11-15 races win $11,000. 16-20 periods pocket $16,000; and 21 races and over get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers earn $32,000. In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive royalty payments in perpetuity of 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold bearing their likeness, according to officials. “UFC 279: Chimaev vs. Diaz” – $202,000 “UFC Fight Night 209: Gane vs. Tuivasa” – $155,000 “UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2” – $226,000 “UFC on ESPN vs.00:00 Cruz” UFC on ESPN 40: Santos vs. Hill” – $140,000 “UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2” – $313,500 “UFC Fight Night 208: Blaydes vs. Aspinall” – $179,000 “UFC on ABC 3, Roguez, $07, $00 “UFC on ESPN 39: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev” – $157,500 “UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier” – $362,500 “UFC on ESPN 38: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot” – $140,500 “UFC vs. $189,000 “UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka” – $258,000 “UFC Fight Night 207: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik” – $149,000 “UFC Fight Night 206: Holm vs. Vieira” – $127,000 “UFC Fight Night 207: Volkov vs. $173,000 “UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje” – $320,000 “UFC on ESPN 35: Font vs. Vera” – $197,500 “UFC Fight Night 205: Lemos vs. Andrade” – $149,500 “UFC vs. – $159,000 “UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie” – $293,500 “UFC on ESPN 33: Blaydes vs. Daukaus” – $186,500 “UFC Fight Night 204: Volkov vs. Aspinall” – $154,500 “UFC Fight Night 203: Santos vs. Ankalaev” – $198,000 vs. Ankalaev” – $198,000 vs. “UFC Fight Night 202: Makhachev vs. Green” – $138,000 “UFC Fight Night 201: Walker vs. Hill” – $140,000 “UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2” – $282,500 “UFC Fight Night 201” – Hermans. $160,500 “UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane” – $241,000 “UFC on ESPN 32: Kattar vs. Chikadze” – $132,000 Year-to-date total: $6,171,000 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program total to date: $12,338,500 For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 279.
