UFC on ABC 2 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Venum era begins

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ABC 2 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $182,500.

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 on ABC 2 took place at the UFC Apex. The main card aired on ABC following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC on ABC 2 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Marvin Vettori: $6,000
def. Kevin Holland: $11,000

Arnold Allen: $6,000
def. Sodiq Yusuff: $4,500

Julian Marquez: $4,500
def. Sam Alvey: $21,000

Mackenzie Dern: $6,000
def. Nina Ansaroff: $6,000

Daniel Rodriguez: $4,500
def. Mike Perry: $11,000

Joe Solecki: $4,000
def. Jim Miller: $21,000

Mateusz Gamrot: $4,000
def. Scott Holtzman: $11,000

John Makdessi: $16,000
def. Ignacio Bahamondes: $4,000

Jarjis Danho: $4,000
def. Yorgan De Castro: $4,500

Jack Shore: $4,000
def. Hunter Azure: $4,500

Luis Saldana: $4,000
de. Jordan Griffin: $4,500

Da Un Jung: $4,500
de. William Knight: $4,000

Impa Kasanganay/autotag]: $4,000 def. [autotag]Sasha Palatnikov: $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.