Athletistic/MMA. A document has appeared online containing information about former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s earnings for his performances with the organization. If this data is correct, then when entering the league in 2012, the Russian’s base salary was $14,000. In 2018, after taking into account bonuses and sponsorship payments, his earnings reached over $6.4 million (while the base rate was $6 million). .
According to this data, Nurmagomedov’s base salary increased noticeably in 2017, when he received $80,000 for his fight with Edson Barboza (while previously he typically received $14,000). A big increase in base salary occurred in the next fight, where he received $500,000 for a fight with Al Iaquinta, not including bonuses.
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Source: Sport
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