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Khabib Nurmagomedov Secured A Whopping $6m Pay Package From UFC 242 Clash

Khabib Nurmagomedov Secured A Whopping $6m Pay Package From UFC 242 Clash

Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov had said ahead of UFC 242 that Khabib would make "3 to 3.5 [times] more [than the Conor McGregor fight]."

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz

Khabib Nurmagomedov pocketed a mammoth $6m for his UFC lightweight championship defence against Dustin Poirier at UFC 242, according to stunning reports.

The 30-year-old Russian star beat Poirier, 30, by locking in a rear-naked chokehold and successfully unified the UFC lightweight division.

According to the Sports Daily, the pay packages for UFC fighters from the UFC 242 card have been worked out based on their past figures.

And Khabib, unsurprisingly, topped the pile with his hefty pay of $6,090,000m for the epic clash with Poirier.

The Sports Daily claims that the Dagestan superstar was offered $6m to show up, $40,000 for fight week incentive pay and $50,000 for performance bonuses on the night.

Poirier's cash prize fell way short of Khabib's incredible pay package as he collected $290,000 in total, which consisted of $250,000 for turning up and $40,000 for a fight week incentive pay.

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Khabib's father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, had said ahead of the fight that the 'Eagle' would make "3 to 3.5 [times] more [than the Conor McGregor fight]."

Following on from the aftermath of UFC 242, Khabib and UFC president Dana White said that they would donate money to Poirier's Good Fight Foundation.

Posted below are the rest of the wages for UFC 242 fighters.

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  • Curtis Blaydes: $165,000 ($80,000 to show, $80,000 win bonus, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)
  • Belal Muhammad: $135,000 ($40,000 to show, $40,000 win bonus, $5,000 fight week incentive pay, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus)
  • Paul Felder: $106,000 ($48,000 to show, $48,000 win bonus, $10,000 fight week incentive pay)
  • Edson Barboza: $95,000 ($75,000 to show, $20,000 fight week incentive pay)
  • Muslim Salikhov: $77,500 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus)
  • Ottman Azaitar: $73,500 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus)
  • Omari Akhmedov: $72,000 ($31,000 to show, $31,000 win bonus, $10,000 fight week incentive pay)
  • Carlos Diego Ferreira: $51,000 ($23,000 to show, $23,000 win bonus, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)
  • Islam Makhachev: $49,000 ($22,000 to show, $22,000 win bonus, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)
  • Joanne Calderwood: $45,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 win bonus, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)
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  • Zak Cummings: $43,000 ($33,000 to show, $10,000 fight week incentive pay)
  • Nordine Taleb: $33,000 ($23,000 to show, $10,000 fight week incentive pay)
  • Shamil Abdurakhimov: $27,000 ($22,000 to show, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)
  • Mairbek Taisumov: $27,000 ($22,000 to show, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)
  • Sarah Moras: $26,400 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus, $2,400 fine for missing weight, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)
  • Don Madge: $27,500 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)
  • Andrea Lee: $22,000 ($18,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
  • Davi Ramos: $21,000 ($16,000 to show, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)
  • Zubaira Tukhugov: $18,000 ($14,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
  • Takashi Sato: $17,500 ($14,000 to show, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)
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  • Teemu Packalen: $16,000 ($12,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
  • Liana Jojua: $15,900 ($10,000 to show, $2,400 from Moras for missing weight at UFC 242, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)
  • Lerone Murphy: $13,500 ($10,000 to show, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)
  • Fares Ziam: $13,500 ($10,000 to show, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)

Who should Khabib defend his title against next?

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