Which mma fighter makes the most money

He was a legendary, amazing fighter, and he earned every penny he ever made through his illustrious career. Again, if we had disclosed PPV numbers, this guy would be a lot higher on this list. I believe that Dan Henderson is one of the best — if not the best — fighters ever that never won a UFC title.

Still, he gave us incredible performance after incredible performance, fighting in divisions from welterweight to heavyweight throughout his career. About a million from that amount came from his short four-fight tenure with Strikeforce in and Some of his best-paid stints were against Dan Henderson. The legendary Super Samoan Mark Hunt was never a UFC champion, but the battles he endured in the octagon make him one of the biggest stars the promotion ever had.

I believe he was underpaid for a long time before taking the Brock Lesnar fight and finally earning some big bucks. That fight never materialized, though, and no one can deny that DC fought the best of the best. Although he was never the champion, Donald Cerrone earned every penny he earned, fighting as much as five times a year, always ready to put on a show. Cigano is a beloved former heavyweight champion known for his outspoken attitude and deadly striking prowess. One of his highest-paid fights was the rematch against Stipe Miocic for the heavyweight title.

Currently, these are his fights vs Diaz and Eddie Alvarez in Overeem announced his arrival in style by beating Brock Lesnar in his debut. However, he is making skyrocketing sums of late. The year-old has a few years left in him. However, he will not be able to hold on to second position for too long. He is the reigning Lightweight Champion and has a 28 fight win streak. Much of his whopping career earnings came from his last two fights.

The Dagestani fighter will surely overtake Overeem and move into second position if he fights even once in He is sure to have one last big payday before calling it quits. He fought 29 times in the company. The fighter earned his first 6 figure payday in his 9th fight. However, his appearance and the Reebok sponsorship saw his bank balance swell by over half a million. The Canadian retired almost a year back. He had humble beginnings in the UFC, taking home 4 digit figures in each of his first 3 fights in Are you interested in testing our corporate solutions?

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This does not include any undisclosed pay-per-view bonuses or any other bonuses. It also does not include any payments prior to UFC 46 in In direct fight earning he comes in 5th behind Michael Bisping, however these placings will change rather quickly over time for retired fighters. Loading statistic Show source. Download for free You need to log in to download this statistic Register for free Already a member?