UFC owners Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell earned a combined £330 million in 2021, but some of their top fighters such as Paddy Pimblett received just a fraction of that figure.
Emanuel is the executive of Endeavor, the parent company that purchased the UFC for £3billion in 2016. Filings from the SEC show that Emanuel earned almost £234million last year whilst Executive Chairman Whitesell was paid over £93million.
Three other Endeavour executives all received eight-figure paydays in 2021. According to Wall Street Journal, Emanuel’s payday is more than all other Hollywood executives and is the highest figure for any CEO in the S&P (Standard and Poor's) 500.
