UFC 286 fighter pay: How much did Leon Edwards and other stars get paid for amazing performances
Learn how much Dana White's company paid the fighters featured on the UFC 286 PPV card in the UK.
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Kamaru Usman ost to Len Edwards at UFC 286 (Image Courtesy: UFC)
UFC 286 featuring Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 just got wrapped up. The PPV turned out to be an amazing card overall. The fight card was stacked, and fans expected some incredible fights. The London crowd was excellent. The arena was sold out, and the UFC did a massive business. As such, the UFC 286 fighter pay remains a topic for discussion.
Leon Edwards silenced his critics in the main event by securing another victory over Kamaru Usman in their trilogy bout. In the co-main event, Justin Gaethje showcased his skills in an intense bout against Rafael Fiziev. The bout had an excellent back-and-forth action, and Gaethje prevailed in the end. Find out more details about the UFC 286 fighter pay.
UFC 286 fighters pay: Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards make over a million dollars
The main card featured the main event fight of Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman. Both Edwards and Usman have decent contracts. Moreover, both of them received PPV points due to their status as the present and former champions, respectively.
They took home over a million dollars. Edwards earned a total of $1.3m, while Kamaru Usman took home $1.6m. Neither fighter showed any sign of injury. Hence, Edwards might make a quick turnaround against Colby Covington in the summer.
UFC 286 fighter pay: How much did Justin Gaethje and other fighters make?
Justin Gaethje defeated Rafael Fiziev in the lightweight co-main event of UFC 286 and took home a whopping $1.05 million. Fiziev, who showed great competitiveness and heart, was paid $170K.
Gunnar Nelson beat Bryan Barberena via a nasty submission hold and won the fight in the first round. Nelson was paid $241K for the fight, whereas Barberena got $76K.
In the middleweight division, former title contender Marvin Vettori shut down Roman Dolidze via unanimous decision. Vettori is an established star of UFC. He earned $315K for the fight. His opponent, Dolidze, had an unfortunate loss and earned $65K from the fight.
UFC 286 preliminary card fighters pay
Like the main card, the preliminary card also had some amazing bouts. These helped a lot to set the mood for the main card that took place. Here’s the list of fighters and their fight payout at UFC 286.
| Fighter Name | Salary |
| Jack Shore | $77K |
| Makwan Amirkhani | $95K |
| Chris Duncan | $28K |
| Omar Morales | $43K |
| Sam Patterson | $16K |
| Yanal Ashmoz | $28K |
| Muhammad Mokaev | $57K |
| Jafel Filho | $12K |
UFC 286 was certainly a successful pay-per-view event for the UFC. It will be interesting to see what numbers UFC 287 will produce when Alex Pereira will defend his middleweight title for the first time against the former champion Israel Adesanya.
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