Sports Payments Portal published Wages of fighters performing at the UFC 294 tournament held in Abu Dhabi (UAE).
In the main event of the tournament, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev defended his title for the second time by knocking out Australian Alex Volkanovski in the first round. The Russian earned $1.79 million from this fight, while his opponent earned $1.58 million.
In the second important fight of the night, Khamzat Chimaev defeated Kamaru Usman by score. The Swedish fighter of Chechen origin earned 865 thousand dollars from the victory, and his opponent earned 1.02 million dollars, while Russian Magomed Ankalaev earned 225 thousand dollars from the fight against Johny Walker, which was declared invalid due to the prohibited blow to the domestic athlete.
Originally, Makhachev was supposed to fight Charles Oliveira at the tournament in Abu Dhabi, but he was injured during training and could not perform.
On February 12, 2023, Makhachev defeated Alex Volkanovski by unanimous decision after five rounds at the UFC-284 tournament in Perth (Australia).
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