Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev will share the UFC Octagon this weekend at UFC 280 inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The duo will step inside the cage to determine the undisputed lightweight champion.
The anticipation and excitement for the main event are at an all-time high, and UFC President Dana White has already signaled that the PPV pre-buys are doing astronomical numbers.
White revealed that Oliveria vs Makhachev is doing better numbers than Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje on social media. The buzz has been such, that this lightweight title bout has managed to amass the social media records set by Nurmagomedov vs Gaethje back at UFC 254, and that’s speaking volumes about the excitement for UFC 280.
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While fans are excited to know who gets his hand raised when it all goes down, a certain interest is also towards the fight purse each fighter will receive for the historic night. While the report is not from the UFC, several websites are reporting the UFC 280 salary for Oliveira and Makhachev. Let’s take a look.
UFC 280 salary: How much will Oliveira and Makhachev make for the lightweight title fight in Abu Dhabi
Charles Oliveira will take home more than $500,000 for his title fight against Islam Makhachev at UFC 280. The former lightweight champion has also revealed that he will get a share of the PPV revenue, and could possibly make in the excess of $1 million after everything is said and done. Oliveira made a similar range in his last fight against Justin Gaethje.
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It’s safe to say, among the two, Oliveira takes the lead for the highest fight purse. Moreover, it won’t be wrong to say that he will be the highest-paid fighter on the UFC 280 card.
Meanwhile, Islam Makhachev is expected to take home $200,000 for inarguably the biggest fight of his UFC career. There’s no confirmation whether Makhachev will also get the PPV bonus.
These numbers are not official and are courtesy of TheSportsRush. It’s quite rare for the UFC to reveal the actual payouts of the fighters competing on the card. As the fight purse is seemingly a never-ending issue in the UFC, details regarding how much each fighter is earning continue to be a thing of mystery.
Yes, there are official fight purse numbers, but a lot is exchanged backdoors as cited by Daniel Cormier in the past.