Veterans Marlon Vera and Tony Ferguson earned maximum non-title Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay at UFC on ABC 7.
ABU DHABI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ABC 7 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $211,000.
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 on ABC 7 takes place Saturday at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The main card airs on ABC following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
The full UFC on ABC 7 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Umar Nurmagomedov: $6,000
def. Cory Sandhagen: $11,000
Shara Magomedov: $4,000
def. Michal Oleksiejczuk: $11,000
Deiveson Figueiredo: $16,000
def. Marlon Vera: $21,000
Michael Chiesa: $16,000
def. Tony Ferguson: $21,000
Mackenzie Dern: $11,000
def. Loopy Godinez: $11,000
Joel Alvarez: $6,000
def. Elves Brener: $4,500
Azamat Murzakanov: $4,500
def. Alonzo Menifield: $11,000
Kaue Fernandes: $4,000
def. Mohammad Yahya: $4,000
Shamil Gaziev: $4,000
def. Don'Tale Mayes: $6,000
Guram Kutateladze: $4,500
def. Jordan Vucenic: $4,000
Sam Hughes: $6,000
def. Viktoriia Dudakova: $4,000
Jai Herbert: $6,000
def. Rolando Bedoya: $4,000
Sedriques Dumas: $4,500
def. Denis Tiuliulin: $6,000
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 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $7,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $17,000; 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 20-40 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.
Full 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
Year-to-date total: $4,786,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $27,523,500
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ABC 7.
