The Octagon will land in London on March 22nd for UFC Fight Night 255. The MMA brigade will land in England a year after their last outing with UFC 304 back in 2024. The event headliner? A high-stakes welterweight bout between two of the best 170-pounders in the world in the form of hometown hero Leon Edwards and #5 ranked contender Sean Brady. As the duo would be looking to cement their status as the next title challenger, the fans have some questions for them.
How much are these fighters going to make for their clash at UFC London? Moreover, the co-main event will feature a high-octane 205lbs bout between Jan Blachowicz and Carlos Ulberg. Well, ahead of the fight, let’s have a closer look at how much these fighters will be making on fight night. Let’s get started!
What is Leon Edwards and Sean Brady’s payout at UFC London?
UFC London is set to be headlined by Leon Edwards against Sean Brady in a high-stakes welterweight battle. The former welterweight champion is coming off after losing his 170lbs crown to Belal Muhammad at the aforementioned Manchester PPV last year. While on the other hand, Brady is on a two-fight winning streak. Let’s have a look at the financial side of things.
‘Rocky’ has been a main event player for a considerable amount of time. Especially, after his “headshot dead” head kick at UFC 278 when he won the division gold. Since then, the former champion’s paychecks have been pretty healthy. For his second win against Kamaru Usman at UFC 286, ‘Rocky’ earned a massive $1.54 million with a base salary of $5,00,000. However, his biggest payday was when he clashed against arch-nemesis Colby Covington at UFC 296. His victory over ‘Chaos’ made him a massive $3.14 million payday with $1 million as a base salary.
Now, considering that the Englishman is no longer champion and this outing is a non-fight bout, his next payout is expected to hover around a still pretty healthy range of $1 million to $ 2 million. On the other hand, Sean Brady banked around $466,000 for his bout at UFC Vegas 97 against former title challenger Gilbert Burns. However, perhaps in the biggest bout of his career, the #5 ranked 170lbs contender is expected to walk out with $600,000 to $1 million for his efforts. Well, now that we know about the paydays of the main event duo, let us have a look at the paydays of others on the card.
UFC London salary of Jan Blachowicz, Carlos Ulberg, and others
Returning from a hiatus of almost 2 years, former 205 lbs champ Jan Blachowicz will be embracing the Octagon for the first time since his razor-thin loss against Alex Pereira at UFC 291. The Polish fighter will be sharing the Octagon against Kiwi fighter Carlos Ulberg. So, if we were to take a look at their pay structure, then it would be a massive difference. While Blachowicz is expected to earn around $1 million, Ulberg might earn somewhere around $2,00,000 for his next outing.
Other than that, veteran two-division juggernaut Kevin Holland is expected to earn somewhere around $2,50,000 to $3,50,000 for his next fight. Meanwhile, his opponent and a returning Gunner Nelson will be earning around $2,00,000 to $3,00,000 for his next bout. Finally, we have hometown queen Molly McCann who will be facing debutant Alexia Thainara. The Englishwoman might earn somewhere around $1,50,000.
It should be noted that all of these figures are estimations and give a picture of the expected earnings for the fighters. Given that, who are you backing for UFC Fight Night 255? State your opinions in the comments below.
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