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It’s rare that the details of a contract being offered to a fighter ever becomes public, especially one offered by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
On Wednesday evening, MMAjunkie.com received a copy of the lawsuit filed by Bellator against it’s former lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez. In the exhibit are details of the contracts from both the UFC and Bellator.
From the UFC contract, the two main pieces that stand out is the “intent” of an immediate title shot and a cut of the pay-per-view sales, but not a guarantee of either. Still though, this in itself for Alvarez could prove very lucrative for his Octagon debut which could bring ‘The Silent Assassin’ a big payday for one match.
Here’s a breakdown of everything being offered to Alvarez by the UFC as described by MMAjunkie.
An eight-fight deal starts Alvarez at $70,000 to show and $70,000 to win and raises in $5,000 increments with each win until it tops out at a guaranteed $210,000 for a win, the exhibit states. Alvarez is also guaranteed a $250,000 signing bonus, payable in two installments of $85,000 and one of $80,000.
When Alvarez fights on a UFC pay-per-view broadcast, the offer entitles him to $1 for each “buy” between 200,000 and 400,000 buys, $2 per buy between 400,000 and 600,000 buys, and $2.50 per buy over 600,000 buys.
Additionally, Alvarez is guaranteed a fight on a UFC on FOX card and three appearances as a commentator at UFC-branded events.
Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney has come out saying that his company matched the UFC contract, except for the area involving revenue generated through pay-per-view events. Basically since these numbers aren’t something that Bellator can quantify they feel it’s something they don’t have to match.
More details of the Bellator offer to Alvarez were also posted by MMAjunkie but you’ll have to visit their website to see that.
Both Bellator and Alvarez have filed lawsuits against one another, and are leaving it up to the courts to decide who is in the right and who is in the wrong in this situation.