A lot of money will exchange hands after Friday night’s UFC 207: Nunes vs. Event pay-per-view event, the final UFC offering of their history-making 2016 calendar year.
According to figures released to MMAFighting.com via the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey earned a guaranteed fight purse of three million dollars, with the always lucrative pay-per-view points on top of the large base pay.
With the three million dollar guaranteed payday, Rousey ties the all-time UFC record for largest guaranteed purse paid to a fighter, equaling the mark set by two-division UFC World Champion “The Notorious” Conor McGregor earlier this year.
For her part, her opponent, reigning UFC 135-pound women’s champion Amanda Nunes earned a reported $200,000 fight purse ($100,000 to show, $100,000 for winning). Because she was the champion going into the event, Nunes will also enjoy some financial back-end participation from the pay-per-view sales generated by Friday’s show at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The MMA Fighting article with figures released by the NSAC also reports that former UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz, who also had a share of participation in the back-end on the pay-per-view, earned a guaranteed fight purse of $350,000.
Team Alpha Male undefeated knockout artist and new UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody “No Love” Garbrandt earned a reported guaranteed fight purse of $200,000 for the biggest victory of his pro MMA career on Friday night.
For video highlights of the Amanda Nunes vs. Ronda Rousey main event title fight at UFC 207 on Friday night, click here.
For video highlights of the Dominick Cruz vs. Cody Garbrandt co-main event title fight at UFC 207 on Friday night, click here.
For complete round-by-round results of Friday night’s pay-per-view, read our detailed report here: UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey Results