UFC on ABC 7 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: 'Chito' Vera, Tony Ferguson net $21,000 each

ABU DHABI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ABC 7 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $211,000.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC on ABC 7 takes place Saturday at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The main card airs on ABC following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC on ABC 7 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Umar Nurmagomedov: $6,000
def. Cory Sandhagen: $11,000

Shara Magomedov: $4,000
def. Michal Oleksiejczuk: $11,000

Deiveson Figueiredo: $16,000
def. Marlon Vera: $21,000

Michael Chiesa: $16,000
def. Tony Ferguson: $21,000

Mackenzie Dern: $11,000
def. Loopy Godinez: $11,000

Joel Alvarez: $6,000
def. Elves Brener: $4,500

Azamat Murzakanov: $4,500
def. Alonzo Menifield: $11,000

Kaue Fernandes: $4,000
def. Mohammad Yahya: $4,000

Shamil Gaziev: $4,000
def. Don'Tale Mayes: $6,000

Guram Kutateladze: $4,500
def. Jordan Vucenic: $4,000

Sam Hughes: $6,000
def. Viktoriia Dudakova: $4,000

Jai Herbert: $6,000
def. Rolando Bedoya: $4,000

Sedriques Dumas: $4,500
def. Denis Tiuliulin: $6,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $7,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $17,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-40 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

• “UFC on ABC 7: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov” – $211,000
• “UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2” – $307,500
• “UFC on ESPN 60: Lemos vs. Jandiroba” – $139,000
• “UFC on ESPN 59: Namajunas vs. Cortez” – $180,500
• “UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2”, – $311,500
• “UFC on ABC 6: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov” – $186,000
• “UFC on ESPN 58: Perez vs. Taira” – $116,000
• “UFC on ESPN 57: Cannonier vs. Imavov” – $186,500
• “UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier” – $281,500
• “UFC Fight Night 241: Barboza vs. Murphy” – $158,500
• “UFC on ESPN 56: Lewis vs. Nascimento” – $186,000
• “UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg” – $280,000
• “UFC on ESPN 55: Nicolau vs. Perez” – $175,000
• “UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill” – $460,000
• “UFC Fight Night 240: Allen vs. Curtis 2” – $162,500
• “UFC on ESPN 54: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot” – $173,000
• “UFC on ESPN 53: Ribas vs. Namajunas” – $148,000
• “UFC Fight Night 239: Tuivasa vs. Tybura” – $189,500
• “UFC 299: O’Malley vs. Vera 2” – $359,000
• “UFC Fight Night 238: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev” – $133,500
• “UFC Fight Night 237: Moreno vs. Royval 2” – $135,500
• “UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria” – $243,000
• “UFC Fight Night 236: Hermansson vs. Pyfer” – $236,500
• “UFC Fight Night 235: Dolidze vs. Imavov” – $170,500
• “UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis” – $285,500
• “UFC Fight Night 234: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2” – $159,500

Year-to-date total: $4,786,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $27,523,500

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