UFC 246 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Donald Cerrone doubles up on Conor McGregor

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 246 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $165,000.

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 246 took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.

The full UFC 246 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Conor McGregor: $10,000
Donald Cerrone: $20,000

Holly Holm: $10,000
Raquel Pennington: $10,000

Aleksei Oleinik: $10,000
def. Maurice Greene: $4,000

Brian Kelleher: $5,000
def. Ode Osbourne: $3,500

Diego Ferreira: $5,000
def. Anthony Pettis: $20,000

Roxanne Modafferi: $5,000
def. Maycee Barber: $4,000

Sodiq Yusuff: $4,000
def. Andre Fili: $10,000

Askar Askarov: $3,500
def. Tim Elliott: $10,000

Drew Dober: $10,000
def. Nasrat Haqparast: $4,000

Aleksa Camur: $3,500
def. Justin Ledet: $5,000

Sabina Mazo: $3,500
def. J.J. Aldrich: $5,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’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 $3,500 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,000; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.

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 2020 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

“UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy” – $165,000

Year-to-date total: $165,000
2019 total: $7,370,500
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $31,169,500