How much money will Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano make in their fight that will headline UFC 184 Saturday? Maybe not as much as you would think.
According to the LA Times’ Lance Pugmire, Rousey will earn $65,000 in guaranteed money for the fight, plus $65,000 as a bonus if she wins. Zingano is set to earn $100,000 guaranteed plus she has a $100,000 win bonus.
Obviously that is not the extent of Rousey’s full earnings for the fight, because we all know she is the main draw and there is no way she will be earning less than Zingano. Rousey undoubtedly has a deal that will also pay her a portion of the pay-per-view buys. Pugmire says a UFC source told him she will earn over $1 million depending on how well the fight sells. Bloody Elbow suggests her deal could pay her around $2-3 per buy over 100,000 buys.
If Rousey is set to earn around $1 million for the fight — which is well deserved — then how much money is Arianny Celeste making as a UFC octagon girl? Rousey has complained about Celeste making more money than the fighters, so the model is probably pulling in a pretty penny.
