The earnings of Azerbaijani mixed martial artist Nazim Sadykhov for his bout against France’s Fares Ziam at UFC 323 in Las Vegas (USA) have been revealed.
According to İdman.Biz, citing SportySalaries, Sadykhov received 65,000 dollars for the fight, which he lost by technical knockout. The sum includes 60,000 dollars in guaranteed pay and 5,000 dollars in sponsorship bonuses.
The winner of the bout earned significantly more - 210,000 dollars. This included a 100,000-dollar base purse, a 100,000 - dollar win bonus, and 10,000 dollars in sponsorship payouts.
The highest-paid fighters of the event were those who participated in the main bout of the evening. Petr Yan, who regained the UFC bantamweight title, earned 1.43 million dollars. His income consisted of a 500,000-dollar guaranteed purse, 32,000 dollars in sponsorships, a 50,000-dollar UFC bonus, and 850,000 dollars from broadcast sales.
Merab Dvalishvili surpassed this figure, earning 2.34 million dollars: 750,000 dollars guaranteed, 42,000 dollars in sponsorships, a 50,000-dollar UFC bonus, and 1.5 million dollars from broadcast revenue.
It is worth noting that Dvalishvili - who, to recall, was a star guest at the UFC event in Baku - earned more because UFC views him as a more media-visible, fast-growing, and commercially attractive fighter. He has a large fanbase, a long winning streak, high social media activity, and strong promotional backing from the organization. For this reason, his management secured *more favorable terms for revenue from broadcast sales", which led to higher total earnings compared to Yan.
Teymur Tushiyev
