Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 196 which took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. In the main event, Conor McGregor took on Nate Diaz. Diaz chokes out McGregor Despite being a late replacement, Nate Diaz used his length and superior jiu jitsu skills to […]
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McGregor, Diaz and Holm top UFC 196 payroll
Sherdog.com reports the salaries from Saturday night’s UFC 196. As previously reported, Conor McGregor earned the highest commission reported salary for a UFC ever with $1 million. Via Sherdog.com Nate Diaz: $500,000 Conor McGregor: $1,000,000 Miesha Tate: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus) Holly Holm: $500,000 Ilir Latifi: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) Gian Villante: $36,000 […]
UFC 196 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 196 drew an attendance of 14,697 for a gate of 8.1 million viewers. The bonuses went to Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz and Miesha Tate. McGregor and Diaz drew Fight of the Night. Diaz earned another Performance Bonus for his rear-naked choke of McGregor. Tate earned her Performance Bonus for here RNC of Holly Holm. […]
Disclosed pay for UFC 196: McGregor $1M, Diaz $500K
Conor McGregor will make at least $1 million Saturday night at UFC 196 as disclosed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Nate Diaz is scheduled to make $500,000. In addition, per an ESPN report by Brett Okamoto, Holly Holm will make $500,000 and Miesha Tate will make $46,000 to show and $46,000 to win. McGregor’s […]
McGregor to make over $10M for UFC 196?
In perhaps one of the oddest interviews you can have in lead-up to UFC 196, Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor did a live split-screen interview for CNBC in which they talked about earnings and a bunch of other awkward things. Diaz left during the interview. I wish I stopped watching halfway. But the link is […]