Blaydes vs dos Santos Purse Payouts

Curtis Blaydes first UFC fight of the year schedule against Junior dos Santos. The PNC Venue choose for the Blaydes and dos Santos fight where seating capacity increase 20,000 people at one time. Both fighting in the main card, Blaydes vs dos Santos purse will be higher.

Blaydes earn ($85,0000 guaranteed purse money from UFC 242 after winning his fight against (Shamil Abdurakhimov). Later awarded winning bonus and sponsorship money upto $80,000. He earn overall ($165,000) purse from the previous main UFC event. According to sources Blaydes vs dos Santos purse increased if the sale of pay-per-view cross the estimated limit.

In the above table you can see how much purse money paid to the both fighters for UFC fight 166 main card. The fight telecast on ESPN, tv rights money not paid to the fighters. But both of them earn some share from sponsorship earnings Reebok.

Curtis Blaydes Guaranteed Purse ($250,000): There is a slight increment in the purse money for Curtis Blayde. He will get paid $100,000 which include winning bonus. If he win’s the fight collected ($250k) which include $150k guaranteed purse and $50k as of winning bonus and $50k for sponsorship earning and fight of the night bonus.

Junior Dos Santos Guaranteed Purse ($400,000): dos Santos making a return to UFC ring after almost eight months. He lost his previous fight against Francis Ngannou. But still make ($400k) from the fight which include $280,000 guaranteed purse $20k sponsorship earnings $100,000 for showing. He will make upto $500k from the fight against Blaydes if win the fight received $400,000 and also some share from gateway income receipts and ppv sales equally distributed among both fighters.

References : Fox Sports, ESPN, MMA Mania, The Sports Daily