INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Fighter pay was such hot-button issue heading into Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano’s headlining fight on Netflix, and there’s been much curiosity about how much money both women will make for their long-awaited comebacks.
And now we have an idea.
According to the California State Athletic Commission, which regulated MVP MMA 1 event at Intuit Dome, Rousey received a disclosed purse of $2.2 million, just more than double Carano’s $1.05 million. MMA Junkie obtained the list of disclosed fighter payouts from CSAC executive director Andy Foster on Saturday.
The numbers reflect only payouts disclosed to the California commission and do not include any discretionary bonuses from the promotion, or potential earnings from Netflix viewership numbers and ticket sales.
Shortly after her fight with Carano was announced, Rousey took aim at the UFC for paying low wages, saying many fighters are “living in poverty level.” She remained relentless with her criticism of the UFC, specifically under the ownership of TKO, throughout the process.
No MVP MMA 1 fighter received a disclosed payout under $40,000, which tops the UFC’s normal entry-level pay of $12,000 to show and $12,000 to win.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou was paid second most on card with a disclosed $1.5 million.
Full Rousey vs. Carano payouts
- Ronda Rousey, $2.2 million
- Gina Carano, $1.05 million
- Nate DIaz, $500,000
- Mike Perry, $400,000
- Francis Ngannou, $1.5 million
- Philipe Lins, $100,000
- Salahdine Parnasse, $70,000
- Kenneth Cross, $50,000
- Junior Dos Santos, $80,000
- Robelis Despaigne, $50,000
- Namo Fazil, $40,000
- Jake Babian, $40,000
- Adriano Moraes, $80,000
- Phumi Nkuta, $60,000
- Jason Jackson, $110,000
- Jeff Creighton, $50,000
- David Mgoyan, $50,000
- Albert Morales, $40,000
- Aline Pereira, $40,000
- Jade Masson-Wong, $40,000
- Chris Avila, $50,000
- Brandon Jenkins, $40,000
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