Dana White’s $16 Million Program Earns UFC 286 Stars $266,500 as Leon Edwards Takes the Lion’s Share From Promotional Guidelines Compliance Pay

Mar 20, 2023 | 9:45 AM EDT

Dana White’s $16 Million Program Earns UFC 286 Stars $266,500 as Leon Edwards Takes the Lion’s Share From Promotional Guidelines Compliance Pay

Mar 20, 2023 | 9:45 AM EDT

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay has been released for UFC 286. Dana White introduced the program, and it has been an immense help to the fighters in getting some additional money apart from the usual that they receive. The program includes some informal duties of the fighters, such as media obligations, outfit requirements, and items under the fighters’ code of conduct. Moreover, the Compliance pay has effectively replaced the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

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UFC 286 saw the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay equal to $266,500. The success of the program may have Dana White remove some criticism owing to fighter’s pay.

UFC 286 earns good numbers in terms of UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay

UFC 286 took place at the O2 arena in London and was one of the most popular PPVs of the year. The fighters earned a good amount of money as they were active in media obligations before and after the event.

UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards earned the most on the night with $42,000 followed by Kamaru Usman at $32,000.

Despite losing his fight, Bryan Barberena earned the next highest on the night at $16,000. Joanne Wood earned the same as Barberena at UFC 286. The fighters are also expected to receive royalty amounts that will be 20-30 percent of the UFC merchandise according to officials.

How much has Dana White given compensation to his fighters from UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay?

Dana White’s program has been beneficial to fighters for a couple of years now. The total compensation to date is $16,153,000. The program earned $1,634,000 in the year 2023.

Additionally, the program earned the fighters a total of $8,351,500 in 2022. The program also earned a handsome amount of $6,167,500 in the year 2021.

What do you think about the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay set up by Dana White? Let us know in the comments.

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