Returning to action this weekend, the Octagon leader makes its second straight outing at the Apex facility, with a UFC Vegas 107 card on deck. And to boot, it features some notable names from top to bottom in ‘Sin City’.
In the main event honors, perennial contender Erin Blanchfield was to take on stalwart Maycee Barber. The duo was set to battle it out in a bid to earn their first flyweight title shot. However, Barber withdrew from the contest at the 11th hour after suffering from seizures in the locker room.
How much would Erin Blanchfield and Maycee Barber have earned?
Blanchfield was frustrated with Barber after that fiasco, calling her ‘unprofessional’ and vowing to never fight her again.
“Pretty crazy, pretty unprofessional, I wouldn’t want to fight her again. I was told she had a seizure in the locker room, I don’t know how or why it was caused but that’s what I was told”
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And her feelings are justified from her point of view. One of the reasons is that Blanchfield could have earned an estimated $350,000 after a career-best $250,000 payday based on her decision loss to recent title challenger, Manon Fiorot.
But it isn’t that Blanchfield was the only one who lost out. Barber could have earned anywhere in the region of $150,000.
The main card featured some notable names, though, including perennial lightweight challenger Mateusz Gamrot. Snapping a hiatus dating back to August 2024, the Pole is estimated to earn in the region of $321,000 for his return fight.
And taking on the returning L’udovit Klein, the Slovakian made $110,000 ahead of his all-European showdown with Gamrot in a co-main event setting.
More estimated UFC Vegas 107 fight purses
Seeing the impromptu return of the women’s featherweight division, a skewed weight miss has forced both Macy Chiasson and foe, Ketlen Vieira, to 145lbs.
For The Ultimate Fighter winner, Chiasson, she stands to net in the region of $110,000 for her efforts. While perennial bantamweight contender, Vieira, could earn a base pay of $150,000.
Another main card feature up for return is former GLORY Kickboxing striker Dustin Jacoby. And as far as the North American fighter’s purse is concerned, estimated payouts could be in the region of a cool $250,000 for the light heavyweight contender.
It’s gearing up to be an important night for both the lightweight and flyweight divisions tonight in the Octagon.
Particularly following Valentina Shevchenko’s title victory at UFC 315, Blanchfield and Barber are surely gunning for their own title charge.
And with vacant lightweight spoils on the line at UFC 317, let’s see if Gamrot or Klein can position themselves for a future fight against Ilia Topuria or Charles Oliveira.
