Athletic commissions rarely disclose salaries for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) athletes nowadays, but California still does. That gives us an official look at the guaranteed purses and win bonuses paid out at UFC 331, which took place last night (Sat.…
The official fighter payouts for UFC 331 have been disclosed by the California State Athletic Commission following the event at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Former flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja secured the night's highest disclosed purse of $650,000, despite losing his title fight. Reigning flyweight champion Joshua Van earned a flat $500,000 for his successful title defense.
Other major earners included Patricio Pitbull and Marlon Vera, who each took home $400,000. Heavyweight Gable Steveson earned $160,000 despite suffering a 12-second knockout defeat to Sean Sharaf. Sharaf earned a $60,000 purse along with a $100,000 performance bonus for the quick knockout victory.
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