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UFC 290 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Robbie Lawler nets $21,000 in retirement bout

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 290 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $319,500.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC 290 took place at T-Mobile Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC, ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC 290 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Alexander Volkanovski: $42,000
def. Yair Rodriguez: $42,000

Alexandre Pantoja: $32,000
def. Brandon Moreno: $42,000

Dricus Du Plessis: $6,000
def. Robert Whittaker: $16,000

Dan Hooker: $21,000
def. Jalin Turner: $6,000

Bo Nickal: $4,000
def. Val Woodburn: $4,000

Robbie Lawler: $21,000
def. Niko Price: $16,000

Tatsuro Taira: $4,500
def. Edgar Chairez: $4,000

Denise Gomes: $4,000
def. Yazmin Jauregui: $4,000

Alonzo Menifield: $11,000
def. Jimmy Crute: $6,000

Vitor Petrino: $4,000
def. Marcin Prachnio: $6,000

Cameron Saaiman: $4,000
def. Terrence Mitchell: $4,000

Jesus Aguilar: $4,000
def. Shannon Ross: $4,000

Esteban Ribovics: $4,000
def. Kamuela Kirk: $4,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $4,428,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $19,017,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 290.

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