10 MMA Fighters With The Richest Net Worths

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Mixed martial arts (MMA) is still a niche sport, but 10 MMA fighters have mainstream net worth.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is celebrating its 25th year anniversary in 2019. MMA, as we know it, has grown leaps and bounds since the days of ‘No Holds Barred’ fights and 300-pound tough guys. Although the sport has made considerable progress in becoming a mainstream attraction, some problems still persist – mainly in the oft-discussed area of fighter pay.

MMA is a professional sport; however, the athletes competing aren’t exactly raking in NFL or NBA money. After all expenses are accounted for the average UFC fighter earned somewhere in the neighborhood of $132,109 in 2017.

However, these 10 MMA fighters have figured out a way to break the bank.

Here is LowkickMMA’s list of 10 MMA fighters with the richest net worths.

 

Ronda Rousey – $12 Million

“Rowdy” Ronda Rousey was the first ever UFC women’s bantamweight champion. She also captured a bronze medal in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Nowadays you can find Rousey on WWE programming. Moreover, on their flagship TV show Monday Night Raw where Rousey can be seen each week defeating a new WWE Diva.

Rousey has also carved out a solid acting career. She most recently landed a prominent role in the Peter Berg-directed action film Mile 22 which was released this past August to mixed reviews.

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Highlights: AJ McKee Scores Vicious “Knockout Of The Year” Contender

Most of the mixed martial arts (MMA) world has been understandably fixated on this week’s Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor presser. However, Bellator featherweight AJ McKee made his own impact at last night’s (Fri., September 21, 2018) Bellator 205. Facing late replacement John Macapa in Boise, McKee came out firing on all cylinders. The top-ranked […]

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Most of the mixed martial arts (MMA) world has been understandably fixated on this week’s Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor presser. However, Bellator featherweight AJ McKee made his own impact at last night’s (Fri., September 21, 2018) Bellator 205.

Facing late replacement John Macapa in Boise, McKee came out firing on all cylinders. The top-ranked competitor scored a powerful left hand that blatantly knocked Macapa out. McKee noticed it and refused to land up any follow-up blows as a result. It was something you don’t always see in the heat of battle due to the emotions involved.

In any case, McKee secured a legit ‘Knockout of the Year’ contender only 69 seconds into the first round. Watch the vicious knockout courtesy of MMA Fighting below:

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Bellator 205 Results: AJ McKee KO’s John Macapa

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Bellator 205 preliminary card results are underway as the Viacom promotion holds this latest event on television for fight fans around the world to watch the show.

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, September 21, 2018) will come in the form of Bellator 205. Headlining the card are AJ McKee and John Macapa, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.

AJ McKee and John Macapa meet in a featherweight bout in the main event. In round 1, after some good back and forth action, early, McKee landed a spinning back head kick but fell down. Once he got up, McKee landed a straight hand that put out Macapa’s lights out.

Rafael Lovato Jr. and John Salter meet in a middleweight bout in the co-main event. In round 1, they had a feeling out process early. There was no significant moments and even the announcers pointed it out. Slater briefly clinched with him up against the fence but then backed off. In round 2, Lovato landed a big strike as Salter went for a takedown and advanced with it to the point that Lovato went for a guillotine choke as he was taken down. Lovato gave up on the choke as he held him into place. Salter made some minor transitions but Lovato did a good job of not letting him pass full or half guard. In round 3, Lovato took him down late in the ring where he got full mount and then back mount as he landed some big strikes as he continued his performance in the late stages. Lovato worked him over with strikes while looking for the rear-naked choke, which he did to win the fight.

Veta Arteaga vs. Denise Kielholtz is next in a women’s flyweight bout. In round 1, they come out and clinch right away but back away. After some minor exchanges, Veta clinched up with her up against the fence. There wasn’t a lot of action as they clinched for the majority of the round. In round 2, Kielholtz clinched with her right out of the gate but once again, nothing happened and they separated again. They had a decent exchange up against the fence until Veta decided to go for a takedown and got it in the middle of the round to full guard. Kielholtz was able to get back to her feet. Kielholtz scored a takedown but Veta got back to her feet and went for a guillotine choke and Kielholtz tapped out.

Opening the main card on the Paramount Network is Patricky Freire vs. Roger Huerta in a lightweight bout. In round 1, Freire was staying back and looking to counter strike early on. Freire caught him with some good combos as Huerta was trying to find his range with kicks. Huerta blocked a big head kick and they had some nice exchanges in the pocket to the point that Freire was taking big leaps to get out of the way. Huerta had a small cut on his nose. Huerta was backing down and coming forward while bleeding heavily from his nose. Huerta stunned him with a nice combo but Huerta stayed upright. Freire scored a late-round takedown. In round 2, Freire stunned him right out of the gate but Huerta went for a takedown and got it briefly before kicking him off. Freire fired back with a big right hand that dropped him and finished the fight.

Bellator 205 Results

Here are the results for this event:

Main card (9 p.m. ET, Paramount Network)

Featherweight Bout: A.J. McKee def. John Macapa via KO at 1:09 of Round 1.

Middleweight Bout: Rafael Lovato Jr. def John Salter via Submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:27 of Round 3.

Women’s Flyweight Bout: Veta Arteaga def. Denise Kielholtz by Submission (guillotine choke) at 4:24 of Round 2

Lightweight Bout: Patricky Freire def. Roger Huerta via KO at 0:43 of Round 2.

Preliminary card (7 p.m. ET, Online)

Vince Morales def. Justin Hugo via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-27, 29-27).

Adam Borics def. Josenaldo Silva via Submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:46 of Round 3.

Jarod Trice def. Sean Powers via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Emilio Trevino def. Sua Tuani via TKO (punches) at 1:55 of Round 2.

Ben Moa def. Steve Mowry via Submission (Americana).

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Bellator 205 Live Stream & Results Tonight (Sept. 21)

Tonight (Sept. 21) the Bellator 205 results will roll out live. The event will be held inside the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. In the main event of Bellator 205, featherweight prospect A.J. McKee will share the cage with John Macapa. The co-main …

Tonight (Sept. 21) the Bellator 205 results will roll out live. The event will be held inside the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. In the main event of Bellator 205, featherweight prospect A.J. McKee will share the cage with John Macapa. The co-main event will feature middleweight action between Rafael Lovato Jr. and John Salter. […]

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Bellator 205 Weigh-In Results

The weigh-ins for the upcoming Bellator 205 event are in the books. Bellator officials held the weigh-ins for Bellator 205 on Thursday, September 20, 2018 where everyone made weight and thus the fights are on the track of taking place. Josenaldo Silva …

The weigh-ins for the upcoming Bellator 205 event are in the books. Bellator officials held the weigh-ins for Bellator 205 on Thursday, September 20, 2018 where everyone made weight and thus the fights are on the track of taking place. Josenaldo Silva was the only fighter to miss weight.  Bellator 205 is set to take place […]

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AJ McKee Receives New Opponent At Bellator 205

AJ McKee has received a new opponent and as a result, Bellator 205 has a new main event. MMAjunkie was the first to report that McKee would now be taking on John Teixeira in a featherweight bout that will serve as the headliner. It was recently reveale…

AJ McKee has received a new opponent and as a result, Bellator 205 has a new main event. MMAjunkie was the first to report that McKee would now be taking on John Teixeira in a featherweight bout that will serve as the headliner. It was recently revealed that former champ Pat Curran was forced to […]

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