Conor McGregor guaranteed $3 million for UFC 246; Donald Cerrone can make $400k with win

LAS VEGAS – Conor McGregor will make a significantly larger chunk of money than Donald Cerrone regardless of the result Saturday at UFC 246.

McGregor (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) is guaranteed a purse of $3 million – win or lose – for the welterweight main event, which marks his return to the octagon after 15 months. But despite all the talk about Cerrone (36-13 MMA, 23-10 UFC) cashing in off this fight, “Cowboy” is only guaranteed a purse of $200,000, with another $200,000 at stake with a victory.

The payouts for McGregor and Cerrone top the entire 11-fight card, which takes place at T-Mobile Arena and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.

Check out the complete UFC 246 purses below:

• Conor McGregor $3 million (no win bonus) vs.
  Donald Cerrone $200,000 ($200,000 win bonus)
• Holly Holm $150,000 ($50,000 win bonus) vs.
  Raquel Pennington $63,000 ($63,000 win bonus)
• Aleksei Oleinik $75,000 ($75,000 win bonus) vs.
  Maurice Greene $30,000 ($30,000 win bonus)
• Brian Kelleher $23,000 ($23,000 win bonus) vs.
  Ode Osborne $10,000 ($10,000)
• Anthony Pettis $155,000 ($155,000 win bonus) vs.
  Diego Ferreira $50,000 ($50,000 win bonus)
• Roxanne Modafferi $31,000 ($31,000 win bonus) vs.
  Maycee Barber $29,000 ($29,000 win bonus)
• Andre Fili $55,000 ($55,000 win bonus) vs.
  Sodiq Yusuff $27,000 ($27,000 win bonus)
• Tim Elliott $31,000 ($31,000 win bonus) vs.
  Askar Askarov $10,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
• Drew Dober $55,000 ($55,000 win bonus) vs.
  Nasrat Haqparast $25,000 ($25,000 win bonus)
• Aleksa Camur $10,000 ($10,000 win bonus) vs.
  Justin Ledet $20,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
• Sabina Mazo $12,000 ($12,000 win bonus) vs.
  JJ Aldrich $30,000 ($30,000 win bonus)

The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, including the official UFC 245 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC sometimes pays. They also do not include pay-per-view cuts that some top-level fighters receive.