UFC color commentator Paul Felder recently revealed on the Michael Bisping podcast that UFC fighters get an extra $25,000 for five-rounders.
Most fighters receive a guaranteed amount as show money, and the winners receive a winning bonus, which is almost equal to the show money. Athletes who achieve great performances will also receive the Performance of the Night bonus ($50,000) and the Fight of the Night bonuses ($50,000 for each fighter).
The pay of UFC fighters also depends on several factors, such as experience, popularity, championship status and more. They also make money from brand deals and endorsements.
Felder, a former UFC lightweight fighter himself, revealed that the two times he won a UFC card, he made at least an extra $25,000 for those five-round fights. He said:
“Yeah, I mean, that’s interesting because I’ve never thought about it that way. For five rounds, it’s usually the main event. So every time I fought the main event twice, I immediately got an extra $25,000 because you fight two extra rounds. But those were main events.”
‘The Irish Dragon’ also added that he assumes fighters will get the same extra amount of show money if they want to fight for five rounds, even if the fight isn’t always a main event.
“But I guess even if it’s not the main event and you ask for five rounds, you’re probably also going to say, ‘Hey, how about you give me that raise?… So I would think that would apply even to non-title fights and non-main events.’
Watch Paul Felder’s comments below (14:30):
Paul Felder wants UFC to show some love to fighters, especially after the Paramount+ Deal
The new official home of the UFC from 2026 will be Paramount+. The promotion has signed a seven-year, $7.7 billion broadcast deal with Paramount.
Paul Felder wants the promotion to take care of its fighters and has heard rumors of a significant increase in fighter pay as the promotion moves away from the pay-per-view model. In the same video posted above, he said:
“This new big Paramount deal, there’s all these rumors about the fighters getting big raises, especially guys who are champions, now that they’re not getting the pay-per-view buys; the bonuses I think should be sweeter… Increase that and show these guys some love, especially with the amount of money the UFC just made from the Paramount deal.”
Click on this link to hear Paul Felder’s comments.
Felder also signed a new one Commentary agreement for 5 years with the UFC recently.
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