Charles Oliveira after defending his title against Dustin Poirier (Credits: MMA Junkie)
Take a look at the fighter salary and purse from the UFC 269 PPV
UFC 269 was headlined by a lightweight title fight between the champ Charles Oliveira and the number one ranked Dustin Poirier. After getting off to a slow start, Oliveira upped the pace in the second and third. He finished Poirier with a standing rear-naked choke in the third round to retain his title.
In the co-main event, Julianna Pena produced one of the biggest upsets in the history of combat sports. The 32-year old American fought fire with fire and got the job done in Round 2 via. submission to get her hands on the women’s bantamweight belt. This was Nunes’ first loss in more than 7 years.
Geoff Neal and Santiago Ponzinibbio went the distance, and it was Neal who emerged victorious via. split decision.
Cody Garbrandt had a night to forget after his flyweight debut didn’t go as planned. He was knocked out by Kai Kara-France in the very first round.
Sean O’Malley once again lived up to his billing by knocking out Raulian Paiva to bring up his third straight win.
Gillian Robertson: $97,600
Priscila Cachoeira: $21,400
Randy Costa: $44,500
Tony Kelley: $28,000
Ryan Hall: $80,000
Darrick Minner: $24,500
Miranda Maverick: $24,500
Erin Blanchfield: $28,000
Andre Muniz: $48,500
Eryk Anders: $91,000
Jordan Wright: $24,500
Bruno Silva: $94,000
Augusto Sakai: $61,000
Tai Tuivasa: $206,000
Pedro Munhoz: $126,000
Dominick Cruz: $266,000
Josh Emmett: $162,000
Dan Ige: $71,000
Sean O’Malley earned an impressive $206,000 for his win over Raulian Paiva. Paiva just made $28,000.
Kai Kara-France walked home $140,000 richer while Cody Garbrandt made $6000 more than Kara-France despite a loss.
Geoff NNeal and Santiago Ponzinibbio earned $86,000 and $63,000 each.
Julianna Pena made a stunning $332,000 for her win over Amanda Nunez. ‘The Lioness’ earned $442,000.
Charles Oliveira pocketed a staggering $492,000 while Dustin Poirier got $382,000.
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