Fans have slammed the UFC after Kamaru Usman 's earnings for his welterweight title fight against Leon Edwards were revealed.
Usman, 35, was the promotion's pound-for-pound No.1 fighter before suffering a last-gasp knockout loss to Edwards at UFC 278 last month. The former champion was guaranteed £430,000 for the fight, whilst Edwards pocketed £300,000 and took home a £43,000 performance bonus for the highlight-reel knockout. Neither Usman nor Edwards were contracted to receive a win bonus, with the report stating they both likely received a share of the event's pay-per-view profits.
With the UFC 278 pay-per-view buys yet to be released, the final earnings for Usman and Edwards are both unclear. Fans have since reacted to the purse Usman was guaranteed for his sixth title defence against Edwards, with one user writing: "Pound-for-pound No.1 has a $500k/$500k contract, it’s embarrassing."
