Nate Diaz is ready to make more cash than Jorge Masvidal for Saturday’s battle.
This Saturday, Diaz and Masvidal face off in a 10-round mild heavyweight boxing match on the Honda Middle in Anaheim, Calif. The bout is a rematch of kinds from their 2019 battle at UFC 244 which topped the inaugural “BMF” champion, an idea originated by Diaz. The Stockton native misplaced that battle by third-round physician’s stoppage, however the earlier consequence seems to have had no impact on their purses for this battle as a result of Diaz leads all fighters for the upcoming card with a $500,000 assured purse , whereas Masvidal will solely internet $300,000 earlier than pay-per-view gross sales.
The California State Athletic Fee revealed the salaries in a message to MMA Preventing’s Damon Martin on Saturday.
In reality, Masvidal just isn’t even the second-highest base wage for Saturday’s occasion as former UFC light-weight champion Anthony Pettis, who faces Chris Avila within the featured bout of the night, is ready to earn a assured $350,000. Avila, in the meantime, earns $210,000, the fourth-highest purse on the cardboard, even above former boxing world champion Daniel Jacobs, who nets simply $100,000 for his bout with Shane Mosely Jr. ($160,000). Nevertheless, Jacobs additionally missed weight for his battle and was fined 20 % of his purse, half of which can go to Mosely Jr.
An entire listing of the salaries for the occasion might be seen under. As at all times, these figures don’t characterize a fighter’s complete earnings, as sure sponsorship incomes, pay-per-view earnings, and different income streams will not be publicly disclosed.
Nate Diaz $500,000
Jorge Masvidal $300,000
Daniel Jacobs $100,000* (fined 20 % of his purse, half to go to Shane Mosley Jr.)
Shane Mosley Jr. $160,000
Anthony Pettis $350,000
Chris Avila $210,000
Curmel Moton $40,000
Nikolai Buzolin $8,000* (fined 20 % of his purse, half to go to Curmel Moton)
Amado Vargas $100,000
Sean Garcia $50,000* (fined 20 % of his purse, half to go to Amado Vargas)
Devin Cushing $60,000
Manuel Correa $15,000
Luciano Ramos $5,000
Dan Hernandez $3,500
Alan Sanchez $55,000
Luis Lopes $22,500
Steve Dunn $500
Gabriel Costa $2,500
Jose Aguayo $40,000
Bryce Logan $6,000
Ken Lopez $18,000
Andres Martinez $600
