Russian heavyweight Alexei Oleinik who played in the UFC from 2014 to 2022, estimated total fighting revenue in the world’s most popular league at more than two million dollars.
In the UFC, Oleinik has had 17 fights (nine wins, eight losses), losing the last to Ilir Latifi on October 1 last year. In addition, the Russian received six times a bonus of 40 or 50 thousand dollars for the best performance or the best victory in the tournament.
– You said your fees were no worse than in the UFC. Your income has increased a lot there, with what do you compare?
– In principle, all my last fights took place under the same conditions: 120 thousand for an exit and the same amount for a victory. Plus from the sponsor – $15,000. For example, the penultimate fight, accompanied by a bonus from the UFC ($50,000), brought in almost 300,000. The latter, respectively, 140 somewhere.
– It was interesting to calculate for yourself if you earned more than a million dollars in your career?
– Earn more. I thought yes. More than two happened.
Is it okay to say that?
– On the one hand, yes, the amount is important, on the other hand, we have to look at what is now. Now there aren’t two million, not even one. I have five children, they train, live, eat, I also have my own expenses,” Oleynik told .
For now, the relationship between Oleinik and the UFC is over. The fighter was removed from the list of athletes undergoing unscheduled USADA doping tests, which usually means the end of the relationship between the athlete and the promotion.
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Source : MatchTV
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