The card was headlined by a women’s featherweight title fight between champion Cris Cyborg and challenger Yana Kunitskaya. This bout that replaced the card’s originally scheduled main event, a men’s featherweight title fight between champion Max Holloway and challenger Frankie Edgar. Cyborg won this main event battle by first-round TKO.
Shortly after the event, the official salaries of the 24 fighters on the bill were revealed. As expected, the champ Cyborg led paydays for the event, earning $500,000. Interestingly, hot-and-cold heavyweight veteran Andrei Arlovski pocketed the next biggest check at $275,000.
Here’s a full rundown of the UFC 222 salaries (via MMAJunkie.com).
Cris Cyborg: $500,000 (no win bonus)
def. Yana Kunitskaya: $100,000
Brian Ortega: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
def. Frankie Edgar: $195,000
Ketlen Vieira: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def. Cat Zingano: $35,000
Mackenzie Dern: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Ashley Yoder: $12,000
What do you think of the salaries for UFC 222?
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