Jorge Masvidal's welterweight championship fight with Kamaru Usman at UFC 251 has now become his most lucrative MMA payday to date, according to reports.
The 35-year-old UFC star stepped up to face Usman on six days' notice after Gilbert Burns pulled out of the title fight due to testing positive for coronavirus.
Masvidal was unable to complete a stunning upset and lost by unanimous decision last weekend at UFC 251.
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However, The Sports Daily now reports that 'Gamebred' walked away from the welterweight title fight with a hefty $530,000 pay package.
Masvidal's latest earnings are $10,000 more than his previous high against Nate Diaz at UFC 244 in November 2019.
The Sports Daily added that the earnings 'don't include PPV and/or 'locker room' bonuses' that Masvidal might have received.
Posted below are Masvidal's career earnings from Strikeforce and UFC fights.
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Strikeforce: Feijao vs Henderson (Mar 5/11): W (Evangelista) -- $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 win bonus)
Strikeforce: Overeem vs Werdum (Jun 18/11): W (Noons) -- $38,000 ($19,000 to show, $19,000 win bonus)
Strikeforce: Melendez vs Masvidal (Dec 17/11): L (Melendez) -- $23,000
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Strikeforce: Rockhold vs Kennedy (Jul 14/12): W (Wilcox) -- $45,691
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs Melendez (Apr 20/13): W (Means) -- $60,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 win bonus)
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs Moraga (Jul 27/13): W (Chiesa) -- $66,000 ($33,000 to show, $33,000 win bonus)
UFC: Fight for the Troops 3 (Nov 6/13): L (Khabilov) -- $89,000 ($39,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
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UFC on Fox: Werdum vs Browne (Apr 19/14): W (Healy) -- $78,000 ($39,000 to show, $39,000 win bonus)
UFC on Fox: Lawler vs Brown (Jul 26/14): W (Cruickshank) -- $84,000 ($42,000 to show, $42,000 win bonus)
UFC 178 (Sept 27/14): W (Krause) -- $90,000 ($45,000 to show, $45,000 win bonus)
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UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas (Apr 4/15): L (Iaquinta) -- $51,000
TUF 21 Finale (Jul 12/15): W (Ferreira) -- $162,000 ($51,000 to show, $51,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $10,000 Reebok sponsorship)
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal (Nov 28/15): L (Henderson) -- $67,000 ($57,000 to show, $10,000 Reebok sponsorship)
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt (May 29/16): L (Larkin) -- $67,000 ($57,000 to show, $10,000 Reebok sponsorship)
UFC 201 (Jul 30/16): W (Pearson) -- $124,000 ($57,000 to show, $57,000 win bonus, $10,000 Reebok sponsorship)
TUF 24 Finale (Dec 3/16): W (Ellenberger) -- $130,000 ($60,000 to show, $60,000 win bonus, $10,000 Reebok sponsorship)
UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs Pena (Jan 28/17): W (Cerrone) -- $191,000 ($63,000 to show, $63,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $15,000 Reebok sponsorship)
UFC 211 (May 13/17): L (Maia) -- $81,000 ($66,000 to show, $15,000 Reebok sponsorship)
UFC 217 (Nov 4/17): L (Thompson) -- $81,000 ($66,000 to show, $15,000 Reebok sponsorship)
UFC Fight Night: Till vs Masvidal (Mar 16/19): W (Till) -- $247,000 ($66,000 to show, $66,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $15,000 fight week incentive pay)
UFC 239 (Jul 6/19): W (Askren) -- $265,000 ($100,000 to show, $100,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $15,000 fight week incentive pay)
UFC 244 (Nov 2/19): W (Diaz) -- $520,000 ($500,000 to show, $20,000 fight week incentive pay)
UFC 251 (Jul 11/20): L (Usman) -- $530,000 ($500,000 to show, $30,000 fight week incentive pay)
Total Career Earnings: $3,157,873.50
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