Topuria vs Oliveira: UFC 317 Purse & Earnings

Ulli topuria He climbs back to an octagon. The undefeated fighter, who placed Spain at the top of the mixed martial arts, seeks before the Brazilian Charles Oliveira A capital challenge: Be a double UFC world champion. To achieve this, it would be the tenth in the history of the company, joining an Olympus reserved for legends such as Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre and Conor McGregor.

It was already the best in the pen weight, after knock out two icons like Alexander Volkanovski and Max Hollowayand now he wants to repeat success in the light weight at an ex -cast of the division.

His good work in the octagon have not only made him a World Staralso in A millionaire who says not to be made to lose. “I feel that I was born to succeed and be happy,” says the athlete, who has accumulated more than three and a half million euros of profits in the last two years.

The UFC has made a millionaire because it is an organization that pay your fighters very wellthat they do not have a monthly salary but that takes good money every time they have a fight.

The American promoter has a Hierarchy level. A base price is established to be presented to the fight, which varies according to your status in the company, the time you have been champion or not. In the latter case, the champions get a plus for the percentages derived from the PPV sales of the show.

The money that takes toppers for the fight of UFC 317

Now in the stellar combat of the UFC 317 against Charles Oliveira, climbing category and having more cache than before, it is estimated that Topuria – that reaches the duel with 16 victories as a professional behind them, half of them in the UFC – will win between 5 and 10 million dollars In case of beating the Brazilian.

To the impressive figures derived from its sports activity, the Georgian Hispanic has also managed to enter the business field. It has its own clothing brand, various agreements with brands and is part of the WOW shareholders (MMA’s leading company in Spain).

How much has gained topuria with its fighting

For example in your last fight against Max Holloway The fighter pocketed $ 750,000 just to appear at the fight. A money to which we must add that ‘El Matador’ received for winning, $ 100,000, plus another 50,000 for the night bonus.

Regarding the sponsors for the fight, they paid $ 42,000 to the athlete based in Alicante since his adolescence, which also corresponded 1.5 million dollars for payment per vision. Therefore, the total money that Topuria pocketed in that defense of the belt as a featherweight champion was 2.44 million dollarsaccording to data from MMA Fighting and Sporty Salaries.

With regard to the sponsors for the fight, they have paid $ 42,000 to the athlete based in Alicante, which has also belonged 1.5 million dollars for payment per vision. Therefore, the total money that Ilyia Topuria has pocketed in her first belt defense has been 2.44 million dollars according to Sporty Salaries.

Quite less than million dollars That he won, according to the same data, against Alexander Volkanovski, in the fight in which UFC champion became for the first time. That day had a guaranteed bag of $ 350,000, to add the bonus to win, the Night Action prize -50,000 – and the percentage of the brand that wears the fighters and their part of the PPV.


Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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