The following are the richest UFC boxers in the history of the tournament, based on many sources and how they spend money.
BJ Penn – $ 22 million
BJ Penn is the first fighter not the Brazilian championship the IU -JITSU world, the black belt category in 2000. This has opened the door leading him to UFC, where he will become the champion of both weight classes, Lightweight and Welterweight – the second of the seven boxers who won two titles of championship at the same time – and were praised by UFC Dana White, praised for the lower weight of the classes. point.
He has a net asset of US $ 22 million and, according to Ultimate Fighting Network, most of his assets are from compete for 8 years at UFC. He also had authentication contracts with Reebok and Last Shot, and operated his own gym and a MMA media distribution website.
Brock Lesnar – 25 million USD
Whether fans know him from UFC or WWE, Brock Lesnar clearly earned a huge fortune from his fighting power. According to Sportskeeda, Lesnar has brought UFC many Pay Per view of the highest revenue. The remuneration for the UFC 200 match against Mark Hunt was reported to be 2.5 million USD.
The publication also said he owns a collection of luxurious cars and lives in a US $ 2.1 million home in Canada. According to TalkSport, Lesnar is the one who earns the most money of WWE by 2020 and his income is currently based on a fixed rate rather than % Pay Per View like other boxers.
George St-Pierre-30 million USD
He retired from UFC in 2013 but re -exported in 2017 to win the medium championship. After becoming the fourth two -weight champion at UFC, GSP retired again in 2020.
The Canadian boxer was admitted to UFC's fame hall and UFC President Dana White once said that the boxer earned nearly US $ 5 million at UFC 158. The UK has had advertising contracts with big brands such as Coca-Cola and Under Armour.
Khabib nurmagomedov – 40 million USD
Starting to play at UFC in 2012, after 8 years Khabib earned $ 40 million. Sportskeeda reported that his first matches earned only $ 32,000, but this number increased as his reputation was well known.
After defeating Conor McGregor in 2018, Nurmagomedov brought in $ 1.5 million and this boxer recorded sponsorship contracts with Reebok and Toyota. According to Ultimate Fighting Network, the Russian star is co -founder of Eagles MMA martial arts center and is paid to teach and train amateur boxers.
Conor McGregor – 400 million USD
The Irish puncher won the No. 1 position in the list of athletes with the highest remuneration of the year announced by Forbes recently. According to the magazine, McGregor has earned $ 180 million for a period of 12 months.
Although his income from UFC contributed only $ 22 million “, it was the business transactions that brought him the most cash – he sold his whiskey brand, Proper No. Twelve, bringing him an estimated amount of US $ 158 million. Since then, the British global net asset value has been estimated to be more than $ 400 million.