UFC 303 was the most anticipated and awaited UFC event of the year, as fans were promised to see the return of Conor McGregor in the ring. He was going to fight against Michael Chandler. But the fight was canceled as the Mac suffered from an injury and broke his toe.
After the cancellation of the McGregor vs Chandler fight, UFC replaced the main event of UFC 303 with a rematch of Alex Pereira and Jiri Procházka. The fighters last faced each other in UFC 295, where Pereira won the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship by defeating Procházka.
But the news of Conor McGregor’s fight cancellation has disappointed many fans all over the world. As per Dana White, the UFC 303 PPV card was sold over a historic $20 Million gate. So, Conor was going to make a huge payday from the event. But, Alex Pereira was reported to claim a massive payout from the event, for the short notice call.
Let’s discuss what the UFC 303 Purse will look like:
UFC doesn’t reveal the official payout of the fight events publicly. We have shown you an estimated purse, according to our expert analysis. The analysis is based on the fighter’s previous fight payouts and their current market value.
How Much Will Alex Pereira Earn?
In Alex Pereira’s last fight against Jamahal Hill, he was reported to earn about $2.5 Million according to BETMGM. In UFC 295, he earned about $1,132,000 against Procházka according to Marca. Alex Pereira believes that he will receive how much payout he wants from UFC 303. The fighter said,
“There is no one. I will give my price, and they have to accept. I think it is good for both parties.”
According to our analysis, Alex Pereira will get a guaranteed purse of $2 Million from the fight. Besides, he is expected to get 70% of the PPV share. So, by including the PPV share and winner’s bonus, the fighter is expected to make a huge $3.5 Million payout from his fight against Jiri Procházka.
How Much will Jiri Procházka earn?
Jiri Procházka’s last fight was against Aleksandar Rakić, which took place in the UFC 300 undercard. Before that, he fought in the UFC 295 main event against Alex Pereira. According to Marca, the fighter made about $882,000 from the fight.
In UFC 303, his salary will also increase. As per our expert analysis, Jiri Procházka will make a payout of $1.2 Million from the fight. He will receive 30% of the PPV share. If the fighter wins, we may earn upto $1.5 Millions with the winning bonus