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UFC 285 was arguably the most stacked card of the year so far, with a host of talent spread across the early prelims, prelims and main card. Five fighters earned a $50,000 bonus for their performance, including Jon Jones and Bo Nickal.
Should Jones receive his total payout, the heavyweight champion is set to earn $7 million for his efforts this weekend. His base pay is reportedly $3 million, and he could earn additional bonuses of up to $4 million. Gane reportedly received a purse of $500,000, with a potential bonus of up to $750,000.
Alexa Grasso dethroned long-reigning flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko via submission at UFC 285, and received a $50,000 performance bonus alongside her $210,000 purse. 'Bullet' reportedly received a base pay of $500,000 alongside potential bonuses of up to $300,000.
Shavkat Rakhmonov and Geoff Neal both received $50,000 after being awarded the Fight of the Night honors. Their total payouts are $171,500 and $101,500 respectively.
Bo Nickal made an impressive start to his UFC career with a first-round submission win over Jamie Pickett. The middleweight prospect received the first performance bonus of his career, earning $50,000 alongside a purse of $24,000.
Former champion Cody Garbrandt earned a reported $180,000 after he defeated Trevin Jones via unanimous decision. Jones walked away with a reported $36,000.
Lightweight title contenders Mateusz Gamrot and Jalin Turner were involved in a competitive three-round fight, with Gamrot being awarded a split-decision victory. 'Gamer' reportedly took home a purse of $94,000 and Turner received $54,000.
South Africa's Dricus Du Plessis reportedly took home $66,000 following a second-round TKO win over Derek Brunson, who received $225,000.
Keep in mind that Shevchenko entered the bout against Grasso as a champion, and as such, she will likely receive pay-per-view points. Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane may also receive a certain percentage of pay-per-view sales given that they were fighting for a title.
This means that the purses of 'Bullet', Jones and Gane could all increase significantly in the coming weeks.
To read the full report on the estimated purses of all fighters at UFC 285, click here.
Stipe Miocic reflects on UFC 285 and facing Jon Jones next
Jon Jones is the new heavyweight champion after defeating Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 last night. All signs now point to him facing former champion Stipe Miocic in July.
Miocic spoke to Brett Okamoto following the bout. He reflected on Jones' performance and also shared his thoughts about the potential matchup with the new champion:
"[Jon] won, you know, good for him. But unfortunately [for him] he's got to fight me in July... I thought it would go to decision, 'cause I didn't know how Jon was gonna be, taking three years off. But hats off to him..."
Watch the interview below:
