Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano are set to earn the biggest paydays on the first ever MVP MMA card on Saturday as they clash in the main event with the card airing live on Netflix.
On Saturday, the California State Athletic Commission released the salaries to MMA Fighting with Rousey, Carano and Ngannou earning the most on the 11-fight card. Every fighter on the card was also paid a flat fee so there was no show-win bonus, which is typical for other promotions like the UFC.
In her first fight back in
a decade, Rousey is set to earn $2.2 million for her return to action after stepping away from the sport in 2016 following back-to-back losses in the UFC.
Meanwhile, Carano is taking home $1.05 million for her first fight back in 17 years as the women’s MMA pioneer gets back in the cage for the first time since falling to Cris Cyborg back in 2009.
While Carano is earning over a million dollars, she’s actually not the second highest paid athlete on the card behind Rousey.
That honor belongs to former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, who is set to earn $1.5 million for his heavyweight fight against Philipe Lins, who is taking home $100,000 for his part in the fight.
Nate Diaz is earning $500,000 for his return to MMA after he left the UFC and began competing in boxing over the past couple of years. Diaz had been in talks with the UFC about a potential return to the promotion with interest in a trilogy against Conor McGregor but the Stockton, Calif. native ultimately chose to sign with MVP for his fight against Mike Perry.
As for Perry, he’s earning $400,000 for the fight against Diaz after he became the face of bare-knuckle fighting over the past few years while competing in BKFC.
Here are the full salaries for the Rousey vs. Carano card
Ronda Rousey: $2.2 million
Gina Carano: $1.05 million
Nate Diaz: $500,000
Mike Perry: $400,000
Francis Ngannou: $1.5 million
Philipe Lins: $100,000
Salahdine Parnasse: $70,000
Kenneth Cross: $50,000
Junior dos Santos: $80,000
Robelis Despaigne: $50,000
Namo Baker: $40,000
Jake Babian: $40,000
Adriano Moraes: $80,000
Phumi Nkuta: $60,000
Jason Jackson: $110,000
Jefferson Creighton: $50,000
David Mgoyan: $50,000
Albert Morales: $40,000
Aline Pereira: $40,000
Jade Masson-Wong: $40,000
Chris Avila: $50,000
Brandon Jenkins: $40,000
