UFC 292: Sean O’Malley vs. Aljamain Sterling: Everything About Fighters’ Purse & Payouts

UFC is back with another exciting event featuring a Bantamweight title fight between Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling. Previously UFC brought perhaps one of the most exciting MMA events of the calendar year. The card was stacked with great fighters and exciting fighters. The event didn’t disappoint fans across the world as Justin Gaethje took away the vacant BMF title by defeating Dustin Poirier. Furthermore, UFC is not holding back with the card of UFC 292 and many fans are curious about the fighter’s purse and payouts of the upcoming event.

Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley are two of the highest-earning fighters in the bantamweight division. The fight is expected to garner a lot of attention since it’s featuring both the champion and one of the biggest draws of the division in the main event.

The event will also feature a Women’s strawweight title fight between Zhang Weili and Amanda Lemos. However, the excitement continues further down the card as Ian Garry takes on Neil Magny in a welterweight fight. Marlon Chito Vera kicking off the main card with his fight against Pedro Munhoz.

UFC 292: Sean O’Malley Vs Aljamain Sterling – Fighter’s pay and purse

Aljamain Sterling is looking to make his fourth title defense against ‘Sugar’. According to a report from SportsPayout, Aljamain Sterling will make around $500,000 for his fight appearance and another $100,000 if he wins the fight. Sean O’Malley will also earn $500,000 for appearance and $100,000 if he wins. However, Aljamain Sterling will generate more from the sponsorship deal with $42,000 for him and $32,000 for O’Malley.

Similarly, Zhang Weili will earn $500,000 for the fight and another $100,000 if she ends up winning. On the other hand, Amand Lemos will earn $350,000 for fighting and $100,000 if she wins. Whereas, Ian Machado Garry will earn around $50,000 for his fight against Niel Magny with another $5,000 in sponsorships. Moreover, Niel Magny will earn four times that $210,000 and another $15,000 in sponsorships deals.

Marlon Chito Vera and Pedro Munhoz will earn $350,000 and $15,000 in sponsorship deals. UFC veteran Chris Weidman $400,000 for fighting and $15,000 in sponsorships deals. Brad Tavares will earn $150,000 and $10,000.

Betting Odds

Aljamain Sterling is the favorite to win against Sean O’Malley with -258 on Aljamain and +210 odds for O’Malley. Neil Magny has odds of +380 against Ian Garry who has the odds of -500 to win.

Da’mon Blackshear has the odds of +240 against Mario Bautista who has the odds of -298. Moreover, Marlon Chito Vera has the odds of -198 to win against Pedro Munhoz who has the odds of +164.

What’s more, Chris Wiedman returns to the octagon and has the odds of +220 and his opponent Brad Tavares has the odds of -270. Who have you got winning in the main event?

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