Next pay-per-view of Ultimate Fight Championship is announced, as per reports it’s confirmed the main event fight will feature between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje. The co-main event of UFC 291 reported it will take place between Jan Błachowicz and Alex Pereira. UFC 291 salaries purse payouts and sponsorship details reported.
| Fighters | Purses | Win Bonus | Sponsorship | UFC Bonus | PPV Shares | Total Payouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Poirier | $750k | N/A | $20k | N/A | $700k | $1.47m |
| Justin Gaethje | $500k | $100k | $15k | $50k | $700k | $1.36m |
| Jan Błachowicz | $500k | N/A | $15k | N/A | $500k | $515k |
| Alex Pereira | $350k | $100k | $5k | N/A | $400k | $855k |
| Stephen Thompson | $210k | – | $10k | N/A | N/A | cancelled |
| Michel Pereira | $85k | – | $5k | N/A | N/A | cancelled |
| Tony Ferguson | $500k | N/A | $15k | N/A | N/A | $515k |
| Bobby Green | $200k | $100k | $10k | $50k | N/A | $360k |
| Michael Chiesa | $110k | N/A | $5k | N/A | N/A | $115k |
| Kevin Holland | $150k | $100k | $10k | $50k | N/A | $310k |
| Gabriel Bonfim | $18k | $18k | $4k | N/A | N/A | $40k |
| Trevin Giles | $110k | N/A | $5k | N/A | N/A | $115k |
| Derrick Lewis | $275k | $100k | $15k | $50k | N/A | $440k |
| Rogério de Lima | $110k | N/A | $5k | N/A | N/A | $115k |
| Roman Kopylov | $26k | $26k | $5k | N/A | N/A | $57k |
| Claudio Ribeiro | $26k | N/A | $5k | N/A | N/A | $31k |
| Jake Matthews | $150k | $100k | $10k | N/A | N/A | $260k |
| Darrius Flowers | $12k | N/A | $4k | N/A | N/A | $16k |
| C.J. Vergara | $26k | $26k | $5k | N/A | $4.4k bonus | $61.4k |
| Vinicius Salvador | $18k | N/A | $4k | N/A | $4.4k fine | $17.6k |
| Matthew Semelsberger | $38k | N/A | $5k | N/A | N/A | $43k |
| Uroš Medić | $26k | $26k | $5k | N/A | N/A | $57k |
| Miranda Maverick | $75k | $75k | $5k | N/A | N/A | $155k |
| Priscila Cachoeira | $85k | N/A | $5k | N/A | N/A | $90k |
Highest Paid Fighter at UFC 291 :
Dustin Poirier highest paid fighter at UFC 291, he will earn guaranteed purse of $750k at UFC 291. Justin Gaethje, Jan Błachowicz and Tony Ferguson are other three fighters who will earn more than $500k on pay-per-view day. Darrius Flowers is the only fighter on the UFC 291 fight card who is making debut, he will earn guaranteed $12k show money and $12k as of win bonus.
How Many Fighters Will Earn Performance of the Night Bonus?
At the end of the main-event fight. UFC will announced $50k performance of the night bonus. And fight of the night bonus. In previous three pay-per-view event of UFC, the number of fighters increase who receive $50k UFC bonus. Minimum four fighters awarded. Since start of the year the fighters numbers increase to nine who can make money from UFC bonus.
Fighters Who Got Fine : Vinicius Salvador weighed in at 128.5 pounds which is more than his opponent CJ Vergara. Salvador got fine 20% of his which is $4.4k, which later at the end of event awarded to opponent.
Fight of the Night Bonuses : None
Performance of the Night Bonuses : $50k : Justin Gaethje, Derrick Lewis, Bobby Green, and Kevin Holland
Once the official pay-per-view main-event completed, complete details of UFC 291 salaries updated including fighters sponsorship and bonuses.