In October 2022, Islam Makhachev become the UFC Lightweight title holder after defeating one of the best opponents “Charles Oliveira” at UFC 280. He later defend the title three times against Alexander Volkanovski twice and Dustin Poirier. This upcoming weekend he is going to defend the title fourth time against Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 311.
| Fighters | Purses |
|---|---|
| Islam Makhachev | $750k show, $100k win bonus, $42k sponsorship, $2.5m ppv money (based on estimated 850k ppv buys) |
| Arman Tsarukyan | $500k show, $100k win bonus, $32k sponsorship, $1.2m ppv money (based on estimated 850k ppv buys) |
Islam Makhachev, current winning streak in UFC is for 14 fights. He previously win his fight from opponent Dustin Poirier at UFC 302. He is looking hopeful for same kind of performance against Arman Tsarukyan. This is second fight between these two in UFC career, Islam Makhachev defeat Arman Tsarukyan in UFC on ESPN+ 7 ppv card. This weekend, when Islam Makhachev face opponent Tsarukyan he will earn guaranteed money $750k guaranteed and further his earnings reached to $3.5m depends on how much pay-per-views buys his fight brought on fight day.
Arman Tsarukyan, looking for the title opportunity and he become number one contender after winning his pay-per-view fight from Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush in previous two ppv’s. Arman Tsarukyan hopeful to retain his four fight winning streak and make it to five fights in upcoming weekend. Arman Tsarukyan purse for fight is $500k guaranteed and if he wins the fight his earnings will increase maximum $2m based on pay-per-view revenue share and performance bonuses.