Main-event fighters Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez each were scheduled to take home $150,000 for their fight at UFC on ESPN+ 27 this past Saturday. In the headliner, Figueiredo (18-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) knocked out Benavidez (28-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) – but couldn’t win the vacant flyweight title after missing weight for the bout. He also was fined 30 percent of his purse, which means he forfeited $45,000 of his pay to Benavidez – dropping him down to $105,000 and Benavidez up to $195,000. MMA Junkie on Tuesday obtained the list of disclosed paydays for Saturday night’s card at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Va., from the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, which oversaw the event. The other top winners on the card included Marcin Tybura (18-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC), who picked up $136,000 for his decision win over Serghei Spivac (10-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), and Megan Anderson (10-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC), who netted $80,000 for her win over Norma Dumont (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC). The total disclosed payroll for the event was $945,000
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UFC on ESPN+ 27 salaries: How much did Figueiredo, Benavidez take home from Norfolk? – MMA Junkie