UFC 229 Salaries: Conor McGregor Tops Payroll with Disclosed $3 Million Purse

Conor McGregor will earn a flat $3 million purse for his first Ultimate Fighting Championship bout since 2016.

The Nevada Athletic Commission recently released a list of salaries from UFC 229, which takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Reigning lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will take home $2 million for facing the Irishman, also with no win bonus.

At a pre-fight press conference on Thursday, McGregor said that with an estimated 3.5 million pay-per-view buys for the event, he would take home around $50 million overall. That figure would include pay-per-view points, which the UFC does not disclose.

McGregor’s last disclosed payday with the Las Vegas-based promotion was also $3 million for a win over Nate Diaz at UFC 202. That remains a UFC record. Like Nurmagomedov, Diaz earned $2 million for that fight.

Anthony Pettis could be the next highest earner on the card, with $145,000 and a possible $145,000 win bonus. His co-main event foe, Tony Ferguson, will earn $150,000 with a potential $5,000 win bonus.

Note: The disclosed purses reported by state athletic commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion. Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not include any sponsorship money that a fighter may acquire for their performance.

UFC 229 Salaries: Khabib Nurmagomedov: $2 million (no win bonus)
vs. Conor McGregor: $3 million (no win bonus)

Tony Ferguson: $150,000 to show ($5,000 to win)
Anthony Pettis: $145,000 to show ($145,000 to win)

Ovince St. Preux: $86,000 to show ($86,000 to win)
Dominick Reyes: $45,000 to show ($45,000 to win)

Derrick Lewis: $135,000 to show ($135,000 to win)
Alexander Volkov: $75,000 to show ($75,000 to win)

Michelle Waterson: $50,000 to show ($50,000 to win)
Felice Herrig: $40,000 to show ($40,000 to win)

Sergio Pettis: $46,000 to show ($46,000 to win)
Jussier da Silva: $43,000 to show ($43,000 to win)

Vicente Luque: $38,000 to show ($38,000 to win)
Jalin Turner: $10,000 to show ($10,000 to win)

Aspen Ladd: $12,000 to show ($12,000 to win)
Tonya Evinger: $30,000 to show ($30,000 to win)

Scott Holtzman: $30,000 to show ($30,000 to win)
Alan Patrick Silva Alves: $30,000 to show ($30,000 to win)

Lina Lansberg: $20,000 to show ($20,000 to win)
Yana Kunitskaya: $25,000 to show ($25,000 to win)

Gray Maynard: $54,000 to show ($54,000 to win)
Nik Lentz: $50,000 to show ($50,000 to win)

Ryan LaFlare: $33,000 to show ($33,000 to win)
Tony Martin: $28,000 to show ($28,000 to win)