Sean O’Malley Payout: How Much Salary Did BW Champ Earn at UFC 292?

Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera are set to fight for the bantamweight title at UFC 299 this weekend. This is a highly anticipated rematch of their initial clash from 2020, where Vera took O’Malley’s ‘0’. And as high as the stakes are for this title fight, the purses are likely to be just as heavy.

Sean O’Malley has established himself as a potential cash cow for the UFC. His match against Aljamain Sterling was the final stamp that certified his stardom. Specifically, because O’Malley won the bantamweight title by replicating what Conor McGregor did to Jose Aldo. This win was a huge addition to the McGregor comparisons the Arizona native constantly gets. But do his paychecks compare to that of the biggest UFC star to date?

Sean O’Malley’s payout at UFC 292: Was it his highest?

Sean O’Malley became one of the biggest stars of the UFC after his win against Aljamain Sterling. ‘Suga’ faced accusations of being given the title shot just because of preferential treatment from Dana White, but as the fight progressed, O’Malley proved his mettle. Post UFC 292, the CEO of the promotion candidly stated that their new bantamweight starlet was going to make a lot of money. Let’s examine how true this is, starting from UFC 292 itself.

Based on the reports, ‘Suga’s win got him a huge bump in his compensation as well. O’Malley’s total fees from the match was a massive $1,182,000. The total breakdown of his salary is $500000 as base salary, $600000 as PPV buys, $50000 performance bonus, and $32000 as sponsorship. Well, this was reportedly O’Malley’s biggest payout to date. Let us now look at ‘Suga’s payout from his other matches and see how it compares to the title win money.

O’Malley’s paychecks before UFC 292

Sean O’Malley’s endeavor in the UFC started with his match against Andre Soukhamthath. From that match, he got a total payout of $97,500. In his match against José Alberto Quiñónez, O’Malley got $123,500. Against Eddie Wineland, he got $134,000. However, his earnings saw a substantial drop when he fought against Marlon Vera due to his defeat. He earned a total of just $64,000.

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In his next fight against Thomas Almeida, O’Malley earned a massive $175,000, and against Kris Moutinho it was $261,000. For fighting Raulian Paiva, O’Malley got $256,000, and against the veteran Pedro Munhoz, it was $506,000. Finally, for his last fight as a non-champion, O’Malley was rewarded $356,000  when he fought against Petr Yan.

The total lifetime earnings from UFC for O’Malley is around 5 million dollars so far. Such an amount makes O’Malley one of the highest-earning fighters on the current UFC roster. The bantamweight champion is all set to defend his title this weekend in Miami, Florida. Who are you rooting for? And how much do you think he will earn, headlining the PPV as champion?

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