Nigeria’s UFC welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, is set to earn a whopping $1.5m after his second round knockout win over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday. According to sportekz.com, the Nigerian is set to smile to the bank with an astonishing $1.5m while Masvidal will earn as much as $900,000 thanks to the crowd at the venue and a high Pay Per View sale. The Nigerian has a guaranteed $750,000 for the fight appearance and another $60,000 promotional bonus. His earnings from the PPV revenue is set to take his total accumulated earnings to $1.5m. In his last fight against Gilbert Burns, he (Usman) raked in a whopping $900,000 as his share from the PPV buys, along with a performance bonus of $50,000.

Source: Punch April 26, 2021 02:42 UTC