UFC 270 salaries revealed: Francis Ngannou takes home $600k while Tyson Fury made $30 million from last fight
The paydays for UFC 270 made interesting reading after being revealed by the California State Atheltic Comission.
Francis Ngannou pocketed $600,000 (£440,000) for winning the undisputed UFC heavyweight title and his opponent, Cyril Gane, took home $500,000 (£370,000) in just his eleventh professional fight.
The other title fght on the card saw Brandon Moreno make $300,000 (£220,000) as he lost his UFC flyweight title to Deiveson Figueiredo, who took home $150,000 (£110,000).
The lowest amount paid to any fighter on the card was $10,000 (£7,000), which five different fighters took home.
Ngannou has talked openly about wanting to compete in a boxing ring at some point and he has pitched to do so while under contract with UFC.
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