The UFC 307 PPV might have been gripped with controversies surrounding judging and officiating, but a certain few fighters might have had a great night. Speculations surrounding their payouts, including the compliance pay details, indicated that the main card fighters went home big, which, of course, includes Alex Pereira.
Alex Pereira has started to enter the G.O.AT. conversation after an epic win over Khalil Rountree Jr. The PPV did fairly well with a $5 million gate, as per Dana White‘s post-fight confirmation, as 17, 487 people showed up to attend the event. But how much did the fighters earn? Well, here are the speculated figures.
Alex Pereira and Julianna Pena go home big
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The estimations are in and, as expected, KO-registering and title fight-winning ‘Poatan’ took a fat paycheck of $2.4 million, including a reported $42,000 compliance fee, for one of his toughest tests so far in the light heavyweight division. After him, the next estimated high earner has been speculated to be the new women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena. Reportedly earning $32,000 in compliance pay, Dana White awarded her an estimated $970,000 after making a triumphant return.
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Moving over to the victors’ opponents, Khalil Rountree Jr., who put up one of the performances of the night despite the loss, is estimated to have earned over $690,000, with a $32,000 compliance pay. Former champion Raquel Pennington, with a reported $42,000 compliance fee, bagged an estimated $520,000; half a million despite losing the title.
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Some of the other speculated payouts of fighters include José Aldo, Kayla Harrison, Roman Dolidze, and Mario Bautista, who are estimated to have earned $350,000, $175,000, $220,000, and $215,000, respectively. Meanwhile, ‘Junior’ took home a reported compliance fee of $21,000 and the rest of the three fighters earned $11,000 each. Now, let’s have a look at the fighters who earned bonuses for their performances.
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4 fighters bagged bonuses
There was little to no doubt among the UFC fans that Alex Pereira would emerge victorious at UFC 307, which he did. Not only did the Brazilian ace defend his title, his knockout win earned him the all-important $50,000 bonus. And if you’ve guessed it already, yes, Khalil Rountree Jr. also got his well-deserved bonus for staying true to word about the no-takedown tactic. He’s still yet to shoot a takedown in his UFC run so far. However, Pereira and Rountree Jr. earned the ‘Fight of the Night’ honor.
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The ‘Performance Of The Night’ honors were bagged by two fighters who were not even on the main card. Ryan Spann, who fought in the early prelims, and Joaquin Buckley, who fought in the prelims, scored impressive finishes, a submission win, and a knockout, respectively, to take him their $50,000 bonus.
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