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UFC 229 Salaries: Conor McGregor & Khabib Bank Millions

The hype for Saturday’s (Sat., October 6, 2018) UFC 229 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, is in full swing. We saw that when Conor McGregor tried to kick Khabib Nurmagomedov at the ceremonial weigh-ins earlier today. Now, we’ve found how much both fighters will earn for the all-out chaos in the official UFC 229 salaries. […]

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The hype for Saturday’s (Sat., October 6, 2018) UFC 229 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, is in full swing. We saw that when Conor McGregor tried to kick Khabib Nurmagomedov at the ceremonial weigh-ins earlier today. Now, we’ve found how much both fighters will earn for the all-out chaos in the official UFC 229 salaries.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) released the official numbers this evening (Fri., October 5, 2018). McGregor and Nurmagomedov will both earn multimillion-dollar paydays to fight each other tomorrow night. The undefeated champion will earn $2,000,000 with no win bonus.

Former champion McGregor is returning from a nearly two-year absence to fight for the title he never lost. He’ll earn more than the champ, raking in a $3,000,000 purse with no win bonus as well.

While that may sound like peanuts based on the record-breaking payday McGregor has been touting, it only tells part of the story. The figures do not include the huge back-end pay-per-view revenue both fighters are expected to accrue. The card is expected to sell 2,000,000 or more buys. Dana White has even suggested the card will sell 3,000,000. That would therefore break the prior UFC record by a wide margin.

The fighter to earn the biggest payday aside from Khabib and McGregor is former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. He will earn $145,000 to show with another $145,000 to win.

Check out the full UFC 229 salaries below.

UFC 229 Official Salaries:

Khabib Nurmagomedov ($2,000,000/$0)

Conor McGregor ($3,000,000/$0)

Tony Ferguson ($150,000/$5,000)

Anthony Pettis ($145,000/$145,000)

Ovince Saint Preux ($86,000/$86,000)

Dominick Reyes ($45,000/$45,000)

Derrick Lewis ($135,000/$135,000)

Alexander Volkov ($75,000/$75,000)

Michelle Waterson ($50,000/$50,000)

Felice Herrig ($40,000/$40,000)

Sergio Pettis ($46,000/$46,000)

Jussier Formiga ($43,000/$43,000)

Vicente Luque ($38,000/$38,000)

Jailin Turner ($10,000/$10,000)

Aspen Ladd ($12,000/$12,000)

Tonya Evinger ($30,000/$30,000)

Scott Holtzman ($20,000/$20,000)

Alan Patrick ($25,000/$25,000)

Gray Maynard ($54,000/$54,000)

Nik Lentz ($50,000/$50,000)

Ryan LaFlare ($33,000/$33,000)

Tony Martin ($28,000/$28,000)

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Connor McGregor Boasts Record ‘Eight-Figure’ Payday For UFC 229

It’s fight week, and that means Conor McGregor boasts about his latest monster payday. McGregor will make his awaited MMA return against lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of this weekend’s October 6, 2018) UFC 229 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. When he does, he’s claiming a record-setting payday for the […]

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It’s fight week, and that means Conor McGregor boasts about his latest monster payday.

McGregor will make his awaited MMA return against lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of this weekend’s October 6, 2018) UFC 229 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

When he does, he’s claiming a record-setting payday for the sport of mixed martial arts. McGregor revealed on this week’s episode of “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show” that his purse would set a record for the most ever made in MMA. He said the deal wasn’t quite on par with his haul to box Floyd Mayweather, but it was getting here:

“The deal I’m on now, it’s breathtaking what we have achieved,. It’s a tasty, tasty, record-breaking deal. It’s give or take [nine figures]. The Mayweather [fight] was nine figures but we’re almost there. It’s a good, solid eight figures, halfway there. We’re very happy with the deal.”

The Irish crossover star made a disclosed $30 million to box Mayweather in August 2017. He lost the bout by 10th-round TKO but made himself MMA’s richest fighter as a result. McGregor is rumored to have ultimately earned between $85-100 million when all pay-per-view figures were taken into account.

It’s come at a price to his MMA domination, however. McGregor will have been out of action for almost two years when he steps into the Octagon to face Khabib this weekend. He’ll also be facing arguably his toughest test in the undefeated “Eagle.”

All that means McGregor will most certainly bank his biggest MMA payday of all-time, yet it could come for his biggest beating as well.

Will he buck the odds like he has so many times before?

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Ronda Rousey’s Corner Bets Big Cash on Her to Win Fights

Heading into next Saturday’s UFC 168 event, Ronda Rousey is a heavy favorite to beat Miesha Tate and retain the UFC women’s bantamweight championship.  When the line was opened by veteran oddsmaker Nick Kalikas, Rousey was listed as a -1000 favorite to beat Tate in their rematch. That means Rousey is a 10-to-1 favorite, the […]

Heading into next Saturday’s UFC 168 event, Ronda Rousey is a heavy favorite to beat Miesha Tate and retain the UFC women’s bantamweight championship.  When the line was opened by veteran oddsmaker Nick Kalikas, Rousey was listed as a -1000 favorite to beat Tate in their rematch. That means Rousey is a 10-to-1 favorite, the […]

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