Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz will both cash six-figure paydays for their trilogy fight.
The two UFC Hall of Famers are set to meet this Saturday, Nov. 24 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., in a contest promoted by Oscar de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. According to information released to MMA Fighting by the California State Athletic Commission, Liddell will earn a flat $250,000 purse with no win bonus for the contest, while Ortiz will earn a flat $200,000 with no win bonus.
Liddell and Ortiz are also expected to earn additional income on pay-per-view sales, as well as through other various means for the event, which is Golden Boy’s first foray into MMA. Both fighters are coming out of retirement to compete in the bout.
A complete list of the Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 expected salaries can be seen below. As always, these figures do not represent a fighter’s total earnings, as sponsorship incomes, pay-per-view earnings, and other discretionary earnings are not publicly disclosed.
- Chuck Liddell: $250,000 (no win bonus)
- Tito Ortiz: $200,000 (no win bonus)
- Tom Lawlor: $25,000 (no win bonus)
- Deron Winn: $5,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
- Efrain Escudero: $10,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
- Gleison Tibau: $10,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
- Walel Watson: $5,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
- Ricardo Palacios: $5,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
- Albert Morales: $2,500 ($2,500 win bonus)
- James Barnes: $2,500 ($2,500 win bonus)
- Oscar Cota: $5,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
- Jay Silva: $5,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
- Fernie Garcia: $1,500 ($1,500 win bonus)
- Joe Roye: $1,250 ($1,250 win bonus)
- Jose Huerta: $1,250 ($1,250 win bonus)
- Francisco Estrada: $1,000 ($1,000 win bonus)
- Keith Berry: $3,000 ($3,000 win bonus)
- Joseph Henle: $3,000 ($3,000 win bonus)
- Craig Wilkerson: $1,500 ($1,500 win bonus)
- Joshua Jones: $1,500 ($1,500 win bonus)
- Johnny Cisneros: $2,000 ($2,000 win bonus)
- Dave Terrel: $2,500 ($2,500 win bonus)
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