José Aldo first fight of the 2020 UFC calendar confirmed. A source revealed that Aldo take on opponent (Petr Yan) which is later confirmed for UFC 251. The venue of the fight moved from Las Vegas, UFC Apex center to new location in United Arab Emirates. UFC 251 fights take place at (fight island) purchased by UFC in UAE. Yan Aldo purse payouts for the upcoming fight revealed.
According to details, Petr Yan who is undefeated in UFC since making debut in 2018 will earn $70,000 to show and $70,000 as of winning bonus. He received career best payout against (Urijah Faber) upto $160k which include $60,000 to show $60,000 for winning the fight against (Faber).
Petr Yan vs Jose Aldo Purse Payouts (UFC 251) |
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Fighters |
Guaranteed Money |
Winning Bonus |
Promotional Bonus |
Performance Bonus |
Overall Payout |
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$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$30,000 |
N/A |
$230,000 |
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$400,000 |
N/A |
$30,000 |
N/A |
$430,000 | |
Jose Aldo earned maximum payout $400,000 per fight but corona-virus impact the salaries UFC fighters as there will be no gateway income which means fighter in main-card earned straight money not any pay-per-view revenue bonus. Aldo earnings will be lower compare to previous fight but if he defeat (Petr Yan) earnings will increased to $400,000 which include $100,000 as winning bonus.
Once the fight ends, the earning details based on Yan Aldo purse payouts updated here later. UFC pay extra bonus to four fighters upto $50,000 each who got selected for performance of the night and fight of the night.