Sportico reports that Conor McGregor is the highest paid athlete in the world with earnings of $208 million a year in salary, winnings and endorsements. The article notes that a large part of the earnings comes from the Proper No. Twelve sale to Proximo Spirits which gave the former double champion $170 million and pushed […]
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UFC Vegas 27 bonuses
UFC Vegas 27 took place on Saturday at The Apex in Las Vegas and aired on ESPN+. The bonus winners included Bruno Silva who dispatched Victor Rodriguez in a minute. The flyweight dropped Rodriguez with a big right hand which was the beginning of the end. Carla Esparza earned a $50K Performance Bonus for her […]
UFC 262 bonuses
$75,000 bonuses were handed out on Saturday night at UFC 262 in Houston. Charles Oliveira earned the UFC lightweight title and a $75,000 bonus. Oliveira earned his Performance Bonus with a second-round stoppage of Michael Chandler. Christos Giagos earned a Performance Bonus with his submission over Sean Soriano in the second round of their prelim […]
UFC 262 bonuses bumped to $75K
Maybe Tony Ferguson has ‘Dana White’ Privilege. According to a report from Combate.com, the bonuses for Saturday night’s UFC 162 will be $75,000 instead of the usual $50,000. During the press conference, Ferguson goaded Dana White into raising up the bonuses for Performance and Fight of the Night to $75,000. It appears that White has […]