Despite coming out on top in their UFC encounter five years ago, Jorge Masvidal is not one of the top-two earners of the boxing card that he and Nate Diaz will be headlining on July 6.
The California State Athletic Commission revealed the purse salaries on fight day, with MMA Fighting being the first to report them.
Diaz will have the most guaranteed money out of all participants on the night, walking away with a minimum of $500,000. Masvidal, meanwhile, will only make $300,000 guaranteed.
Masvidal actually has just the third-most guaranteed money out of everyone on the card. Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, who competes on the Diaz vs. Masvidal undercard, will earn $350,000 in guaranteed money.
Other notable figures from the card include Chris Avila making $210,000, Shane Mosley Jr. making $160,000, and Daniel Jacobs making $100,000. Jacobs, however, missed weight for his fight, so half of his purse will go to Mosley Jr., his opponent.
The full listed of guaranteed salaries is listed below.
- Nate Diaz $500,000
- Jorge Masvidal $300,000
- Daniel Jacobs $100,000* (fined 20 percent of his purse)
- Shane Mosley Jr. $160,000
- Anthony Pettis $350,000
- Chris Avila $210,000
- Curmel Moton $40,000
- Nikolai Buzolin $8,000* (fined 20 percent of his purse)
- Amado Vargas $100,000
- Sean Garcia $50,000* (fined 20 percent of his purse)
- Devin Cushing $60,000
- Manuel Correa $15,000
- Luciano Ramos $5,000
- Dan Hernandez $3,500
- Alan Sanchez $55,000
- Luis Lopes $22,500
- Steve Dunn $500
- Gabriel Costa $2,500
- Jose Aguayo $40,000
- Bryce Logan $6,000
- Ken Lopez $18,000
- Andres Martinez $600
As previously mentioned, these salaries are just guaranteed money and do not include earnings of pay-per-view sales that certain fighters may receive. They also do not include locker room bonuses, sponsorship earnings, and other means of revenue.
Diaz and Masvidal will meet in a 10-round light heavyweight bout in Saturday’s main event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
The two first met at UFC 244 in November 2019, with Masvidal winning via third-round doctor’s stoppage TKO to become the inaugural BMF champion.
