UFC 285: Minimal Purse for Jon Jones’ Heavyweight Debut Revealed

After an absence of three years from the Octagon, UFC star Jon Jones will mark his return as he’ll face Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight title on March 4. ‘Bones’ will endeavor to not solely seize the UFC gold but additionally reclaim his earlier title of the pound-for-pound king on the T-Cell Enviornment facility, in Las Vegas. Additionally, the Rochester native makes his much-awaited heavyweight debut, which additionally proved to be a frightening job. Nevertheless, his lengthy absence from the promotion might partly be linked to his long-standing contractual negotiation with the UFC president Dana White. The standstill over the negotiation lastly had a breakthrough and, because of this, the previous UFC champion will financial institution the very best purse of his profession at UFC 285.

The purse of Jon Jones for UFC 285

Markedly, the Albuquerque resident signed the lucrative 8-fight deal with the promotion. The identical deal that established him because the second highest-paid athlete behind Conor McGregor additionally kicked off his heavyweight journey.

Notably, Jones was paid $500k for exchanging gloves with Daniel Cormier at UFC 214  in July 2017. And that might be the sheer minimal the Gaidojutsu black belt holder will amass.

Reportedly, the 26-1-1 document holder will pocket $2 million for displaying up towards ‘Bon Gamin’.

Notably, the highest-paid athlete in UFC historical past, ‘Infamous’, banked $3 million for his final 4 outings to the Octagon. As well as, Jones’ purse can beef as much as $3 million with a win bonus and PPV cash bonus. Nevertheless, his opponent will obtain $500,000 and, with add-ons and bonuses, the purse can swell as much as $750,000.

 The struggle purse of the remainder of the fighters on UFC 285

Within the co-main occasion, headlined by the ladies’s flyweight title on the road, Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso may even obtain a sizeable share. Whereas the champion will take $500k house, the problem will gather $330,000 for competing towards ‘Bullet’.

Within the conflict of lightweights, Mateusz Gamrot will obtain $75k. However, Jalin Turner will probably be credited $42k. Additional, the debutant Bo Nickal will gather the essential $12k pay, whereas Jamie Pickett will safe $75k.

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