UFC 316 pay-outs 'leaked' as several fighters receive career-high purses from Dana White

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UFC 316 pay-outs 'leaked' as several fighters receive career-high purses from Dana White

UFC 316 purses have emerged following the event in Newark.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

The UFC 316 pay-outs have emerged as three stars cracked the million-dollar mark.

UFC 316 is in the books as Merab Dvalishvili submitted Sean O'Malley to defend his UFC bantamweight title and made it 2-0 over his rival in the process, having beat him at UFC 306 last year.

In the co-main event, Kayla Harrison dethroned Julianna Pena of the UFC women's bantamweight title following her second-round submission.

Elsewhere, Joe Pyfer outpointed Kelvin Gastelum, Mario Bautista beat ex-Bellator champion Patchy Mix, who was making his UFC debut, and Kevin Holland stopped Vicente Luque to open the main-card.

The UFC 316 purses have since been revealed, with UFC bantamweight king Dvalishvili leading the way.

According to BET MGM, Dvalishvili earned $2,390,000 - a potentially career-high purse - while O'Malley walked away from Newark, New Jersey, with a cool $1,980,000.

Merab Dvalishvili submitted Sean O'Malley to defend his UFC bantamweight title at UFC 316. Image: Getty
Merab Dvalishvili submitted Sean O'Malley to defend his UFC bantamweight title at UFC 316. Image: Getty

The Georgian fighter also bagged a $50,000 'Performance of the Night' bonus for his north-south choke.

Pena also pocketed a seven-figure purse, bagging a reported $1,390,000, which also appears to be a career-high purse.

Harrison, who was competing in her first UFC championship bout, received $882,000 and, like Dvalishvili, secured an extra $50,000 after landing a 'Performance of the Night' bonus for her kimura finish.

Kayla Harrison celebrates winning the UFC women's bantamweight title at UFC 316. Image: Getty
Kayla Harrison celebrates winning the UFC women's bantamweight title at UFC 316. Image: Getty

Main-card winners Holland, who won a post-fight performance bonus, Bautista and Pyfer earned $471,000, $260,000 and $101,000 respectively.

Full UFC 316 pay-outs

Merab Dvalishvili - $2,390,000

Sean O’Malley - $1,980,000

Julianna Pena - $1,390,000

Kayla Harrison - $882,000

Kevin Holland - $471,000

Kelvin Gastelum - $421,000

Vicente Luque - $321,000

Serghei Spivac - $271,000

Mario Bautista - $260,000

Patchy Mix - $215,000

Bruno Silva - $215,000

Joshua Van - $156,000

Ariane da Silva - $151,200

Yoo Joo-sang - $128,000

Waldo Cortes-Acosta - $125,000

Wang Cong - $124,800

Joe Pyfer - $101,000

The pay-outs likely don't include any other UFC locker room bonuses or pay-pay-view points, which are eligible for UFC champions and big-name stars.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: UFC, Dana White

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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