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UFC Fight Night 216 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: How much was paid in 2022 total?

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 216 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $204,500.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC Fight Night 216 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 216 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Jared Cannonier: $11,000
def. Sean Strickland: $16,000

Arman Tsarukyan: $6,000
def. Damir Ismagulov: $6,000

Amir Albazi: $4,500
def. Alessandro Costa: $4,000

Alex Caceres: $21,000
def. Julian Erosa: $11,000

Drew Dober: $16,000
def. Bobby Green: $21,000

Michal Oleksiejczuk: $6,000
def. Cody Brundage: $4,500

Cory McKenna: $4,500
def. Cheyanne Vlismas: $4,500

Matthew Semelsberger: $6,000
def. Jake Matthews: $16,000

Said Nurmagomedov: $6,000
def. Saidyokub Kakhramonov: $4,000

Rafa Garcia: $6,000
def. Hayisaer Maheshate: $4,000

Rinat Fakhretdinov: $4,000
def. Bryan Battle: $4,500

Manel Kape: $4,500
def. David Dvorak: $4,500

Sergey Morozov: $4,500
def. Journey Newson: $4,500

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2167 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2161 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2022 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $8,351,000
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $14,529,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 216.

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