Paddy Pimblett Reveals His Payout For UFC London, Fans Genuinely Can't Believe It

Even though he wasn't main-event or co-main event, the Liverpool man was the star of the show as he attracted a huge amount of interest ahead of the sold-out O2 Arena event.

Despite carrying the card, Pimblett has only guaranteed $12,000 (£9,000) - and a further $12,000 (£9,000) if he had won his lightweight clash.

Of course, he beat Vargas to take home the extra $12,000 (£9,000) and secured a $50,000 (£38,000) post-fight bonus.

The 27-year-old added: "It goes up after every fight, but you're in a contract, so it's whenever they want to offer me a new one, they offer me a new one.

"So, it's just one of those things."

But MMA fans were shocked to learn of Pimblett's purse.

One tweeted: "$4.5 million gate... he had the biggest numbers on the night by far, the biggest attraction to the card... and he gets 12/12. That's f**ked up."

A second wrote: "That's a joke. The guy was the SHOW."

A third added: "He is right to not fight better competition without getting a better contract, this is ridiculous."

"I'll give you an example," the UFC boss said in the post-fight press conference. "On my Instagram, I posted the faceoffs yesterday for the heavyweight fight [Aspinall vs. Volkov]. Did 120,000 views.

"Paddy's faceoff did 1.3 million. So, all the talk going into the fight about his walkout and all this sh*t, listen, it's real.

"His numbers say yes - he could headline a Fight Night [next]," White added.