UFC 260 Payouts, Purse and Salary: How Much Money Will Each MMA Fighter fighting tonight on UFC 260: Miocic vs Ngannou 2 receive?
UFC 260 is scheduled to take place later in the day. The event will be headlined by the much anticipated Heavyweight Championship clash between champion Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou. This will be their second fight. They previously faced each other at at UFC 220 in 2018.
Also read: UFC 260: Miocic vs Ngannou 2: Fight Card, Early Prelims, Preliminary, and Main Card
Since their previous encounter, Miocic has fought thrice against the same opponent, Daniel Cormier. He lost the first match but bounced back to win the next two to clinch their trilogy. Ngannou also lost his first match after Miocic but came back strongly to record four wins on the trot; all via knockout.
A UFC Featherweight Championship fight between champion Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega was scheduled to co-main event. However, the match was cancelled due to Volkanovski testing positive for COVID-19. Former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley vs Vicente Luque will now serve as the co-main event of the night.
Sean O’Malley vs Thomas Almeida, Gillian Robertson vs Miranda Maverick and Jamie Mullarkey vs Khama Worthy round up the main card. All in all, it should be an exciting night for fans with intriguing match ups from top to bottom all through the night.
UFC 260 Payouts, Purse and Salary
The full purse payout for the event will be confirmed after the pay per view. What we do know at this point is the fighter’s Guaranteed purse and their sponsorship bonus. The winning and performance bonus will only be added at the conclusion. With that out of the way, let us now look at the minimum the fighters stand to make.
Main Card
| Fighters | Guaranteed Purse | Sponsorship Bonus | Total Pay So Far | |
| 1. | Stipe Miocic | $750,000 | $40,000 | $790,000 |
| 2. | Francis Ngannou | $500,000 | $30,000 | $530,000 |
| 3. | Tyron Woodley | $500,000 | $40,000 | $540,000 |
| 4. | Vicente Luque | $350,000 | $20,000 | $370,000 |
| 5. | Sean O’Malley | $150,000 | $10,000 | $160,000 |
| 6. | Thomas Almeida | $70,000 | $5,000 | $75,000 |
| 7. | Gillian Robertson | $45,000 | $5,000 | $50,000 |
| 8. | Miranda Maverick | $12,000 | $3,500 | $15,500 |
| 9. | Jamie Mullarkey | $10,000 | $3,500 | $13,500 |
| 10. | Khama Worthy | $30,000 | $4,000 | $34,000 |
Preliminary Card
| Fighters | Guaranteed Purse | Sponsorship Bonus | Total Pay So Far | |
| 1. | Alonzo Menifield | $45,000 + 20% of Fabio Cherant’s purse | $5,000 | $50,000 + 20% of Fabio Cherant’s purse |
| 2. | Fabio Cherant | ??? – 20% for failing to meet weight limit | ??? | ??? – 20% for failing to meet weight limit |
| 3. | Modestas Bukauskas | $10,000 | $3,500 | $13,500 |
| 4. | Michał Oleksiejczuk | $26,000 | $4,000 | $30,000 |
| 5. | Jared Gooden | $10,000 | $3,500 | $13,500 |
| 6. | Abubakar Nurmagomedov | $12,000 | $3,500 | $15,500 |
| 7. | Shane Young | $26,000 | $4,000 | $30,000 |
| 8. | Omar Morales | $22,000 | $4,000 | $26,000 |
Early Preliminary Card
| Fighters | Guaranteed Purse | Sponsorship Bonus | Total Pay So Far | |
| 1. | Marc-André Barriault | $30,000 | $4,000 | $34,000 |
| 2. | Abu Azaitar | $10,000 | $3,500 | $13,500 |
Complete details will be updated upon the conclusion of the pay per view.
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