Published 17:20 IST, February 11th 2020
UFC 247: Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes fight attendance, salaries and incentive payments
UFC 247 headlined by Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes was an absolute thriller. Take a look at the salaries of the fighters, bonuses, incentives & gate receipts.
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Jon Jones successfully defended his light heavyweight strap against Dominick Reyes at main event of UFC 247 on Sunday. However, light heavyweight champion got slammed by majority of MMA community for failing to dominate fight, as he does usually. wonder, many people considered Dominick Reyes to be superior fighter but judge’s scorecard awarded Jones victory.
Women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko also defended her title successfully and ne of titleholders had to depart from ir belts after end of UFC 247. In meantime, UFC fighters have earned a lot more than ir belts and victories. MMA Manifesto recently revealed earnings of fighters from UFC 247 and many fans of sport are stunned.
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However, ne of figures are official since Texas State Athletic Commission doesn’t release a UFC fighter’s payment info. Take a look at payment information of UFC 247 headlined by Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes fight.
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UFC 247: Fighters purse and more details (Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes)
Jon Jones (Light heavyweight champion) :- Total: $540,000 ($500,000 for appearance, $40,000 from fight week incentive payment)
Dominick Reyes :- Total: $380,000 ($350,000 for appearance, $30,000 from fight week incentive payment)
Valentina Shevchenko (women’s flyweight champion):- Total: $270,000 ($115,000 for appearance, $115,000 from win bonus, $15,000 from fight week incentive)
Katlyn Chookagian:- Total: $130,000 ($100,000 for appearance, $30,000 from fight week incentive payment)
Derrick Lewis :- Total: $305,000 ($145,000 for appearance, $145,000 from win bonus, $40,000 from fight week incentive payment)
Ilir Latifi :- Total: $100,000 ($90,000 for appearance, $10,000 for fight week incentive payment)
James Krause :- Total: $92,000 ($32,000 for appearance, $50,000 from Fight of Night bonus, $10,000 from fight week incentive payment)
Justin Tafa :- Total: $23,500 ($10,000 for appearance, $10,000 for win bonus, $3,500 from fight week incentive payment)
Total Attendance: 14,533
Gate: $3,549,418
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(Im courtesy: UFC.com)
17:20 IST, February 11th 2020