UFC 289 is a highly-anticipated event that is set to take place this weekend on June 10. The event is set to take place inside the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada. The card has many great fights on the card. Nassourdine Imavov will face off against Chris Curtis in the preliminary main event which has 4 fights on the card. But, the main card is a stellar one with 5 bouts on the card with fighters like Amanda Nunes, Charles Oliveira, and Beneil Dariush on it.
In the opening bout of the night, Marc-Andre Barriault fights Eryk Anders in a middleweight fight. Featherweight star Dan Ige takes on Nate Landwehr in the second bout of the main card followed by Mike Malott vs Adam Fugitt at welterweight. Then comes the people’s main event of the night, Charles Oliveira vs Beneil Dariush. With the lightweight champ Islam Makhachev waiting in the wings, fans can expect both Oliveira and Dariush to put on great performances.
However, Amanda Nunes vs Irene Aldana takes the spotlight being the headliner. The women’s bantamweight champion, Amanda Nunes will look to kick off her second 135lbs title reign with a win this Saturday. After regaining her belt at UFC 277 and avenging her loss to Julianna Pena, Nunes was set to face Pena for a trilogy. But, after Pena’s unavailability, UFC slotted in Irene Aldana.
Hence, the card as a whole, seems to be a pretty entertaining one. So how much are the fighters earning to put their bodies on the line this Saturday? Let’s find out.
UFC 289 salaries revealed
As previously mentioned, UFC 289 is set to feature of some the best fighters in their respective divisions. According to a report from The Sports Daily, it looks like the fighters are set to be compensated handsomely for their efforts this Saturday at UFC 289. The best earner on the card is Amanda Nunes, which comes as a surprise to none. Regarded as the GOAT in women’s MMA, Nunes will earn a guaranteed purse of $516,000.
NUNES vs ALDANA! #UFC289 is LIVE TOMORROW on @ESPNPlus PPV pic.twitter.com/PhKjiHxL3c
— danawhite (@danawhite) June 9, 2023
It includes $500,000 base pay and $16,000 in incentives. Her opponent, Irene Aldana, is set to receive $100,000 in base salary and $11,000 in incentives, which results in a total of $111,000. Beneil Dariush is set to earn a reported $150,000 as a base salary and $21,000 in incentives. While Dariush will earn $171,000 in total, his opponent Charles Oliveira will earn $271,000. Oliveira will earn $250,000 in guaranteed purses and $21,000 more as incentives.
Oliveira and Dariush are ready to bring the intensity to #UFC289 😤 pic.twitter.com/xOBDEcgqjj
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 9, 2023
Dan Ige and Nassourdine Imavov are the only other fighters who will earn over six figures. Imavov will earn $100,000 in base salary and $6,000 in incentives and $106,000 in total. Ige, on the other hand, is set to earn $111,000, which includes $11,000 in incentives and $100,000 as the guaranteed base salary.
