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Michael Phelps, Whom Ronda Rousey Criticized for His Attitude, Is $70 Million Richer Than All the Current UFC Champions Combined

Published 06/30/2022, 1:30 PM EDT

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Michael Phelps is a once-in-a-generation athlete. Likewise, his accolades are unprecedented. Additionally, the most accomplished Olympian has made a fortune for himself with all his achievements. With a roller-coaster career, he has been nothing short of a combatant, but how would’ve he coped financially if he was a mixed martial artist, competing in the biggest MMA organization – UFC?

Taking into account Phelps’s mindset, work ethic, and will to become the best, he would’ve certainly become a UFC champion, and perhaps a dominating one.

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Considering this, let’s compare his current net worth to UFC champions.

The net worth of Michael Phelps in 2022

The holder of 28-medals in Olympic history, with 23 gold medals, is sure to have made a ton of money. Even apart from the Olympics, he has been nothing but a winner. Thus, he has done well to secure his family a comfortable lifestyle.

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Michael Phelps has a net worth of $100 million, as per CelebrityNetWorth report. ‘The Baltimore Bullet‘ has earned this with his work inside the pool and consequent endorsements & sponsorships.

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Phelps, whom former 6-time UFC bantamweight champion & 2008 Judo Bronze medalist, Ronda Rousey criticized for keeping his distance from other Olympians in 2012, earns well above the UFC champions.

How much money do UFC champions earn?

The Ultimate Fighting Championship doesn’t have a fixed scale of pay for its fighters. Being a PPV business, the company gives a share of the profit to its champion according to the success of the event. Thus, different champions have different earnings.

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Currently, the UFC has champions from across the globe. There are multiple champions from different continents. There are champions that are cleaning out the division, and there are some that have earned their title in recent bouts. Furthermore, one of the most exciting divisions in the UFC – the lightweight division – doesn’t have a champion.

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Here’s a summary of all the UFC champions as of now and their net worth in 2022.

DivisionChampion’s nameNet Worth ($)
Men’s FlyweightDeiveson Figueiredo2 million
BantamweightAljamain Sterling2 million
FeatherweightAlexander Volkanovski2-3 million
LightweightVacant
WelterweightKamaru Usman3 million
MiddleweightIsrael Adesanya4 million
Light heavyweight Jiri Prochazka1 million
HeavyweightFrancis Ngannou5 million
Women’s StrawweightCarla Esparza1 million
FlyweightValentina Shevchenko5 million
BantamweightJulianna Pena1 million
FeatherweightAmanda Nunes4 million

Therefore, all the UFC champions combined currently have an estimated net worth of around $30-31 million, which falls short of a whopping $70 million against Michael Phelps‘ current net worth ($100 million) from swimming.

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Deepak Kumar

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Deepak Kumar is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. His love for MMA comes from the chaos and violence the fight game brings to the table. A BJJ aspirant, Deepak began following the sport as a casual fan when Ronda Rousey was finishing her opponents in seconds.
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Manaal Siddiqui