McGregor earns R$150 per second in victory over Aldo

C. McGregor (photo) received the highest salary at UFC 194. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

More than winning the UFC featherweight belt, Conor McGregor finished last week's marathon of Ultimate events with even more money in his pocket. The Irishman received a salary of US$500, the highest among all the fighters who performed in the last attractions.

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McGregor needed just 13 seconds to knock him out José Aldo and become the only title holder in the 66 kg category. This means that the new linear champion pocketed around R$150 per second of fight. The Brazilian, who suffered the first defeat in his career in more than ten years, was left with a payment of US$400, or approximately R$120 per second.

The other title fight of the week had slightly more modest values. New UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold received US$ 160 thousand to beat Chris Weidman by technical knockout; The former title holder got US$275.

In the other events of the week, the highlight was Sage Northcutt. The youngest UFC athlete today, at 19 years old, the North American received the biggest payout at UFC Fight Night 80, an event held on Thursday (10). In just his second fight with the organization, Northcutt received US$80, more than the veterans Michael chiesa e Jim Miller, who took, respectively, US$60 and US$56 on the same night.

The published values ​​do not consider deductions or taxes, nor even other bonuses normally given by the UFC or payment by Reebok for the use of sports equipment.

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