UFC 304 will take place in Manchester this weekend.
The payslips of fighters taking part in UFC 304 have been revealed ahead of this weekend’s huge event.Meanwhile, Leon Edwards will headline the event as he looks to defend his welterweight championship against Belal Muhammad.has a base salary of $500,000 and is expected to be doubled if he manages to get the better of Muhammad.Meanwhile, Muhammad is expected to take home at least $80,000.
Ahead of the rematch, Edwards said: “I was having my way, I feel like I was just getting into the fight, I hurt him in round one, I had him wobbled. I went for a cross-head kick and my finger kind of touched just under his eye. “The way he was crying, I thought it actually went into his eyeball but it didn’t, it went under his lid. Skill-for-skill, I was the better man, I think it showed in the fight. I was piecing him from Round 1 to the incident happened. I definitely feel like he was looking for a way out.”is believed to be earning the same base salary as Edwards as well as a share of PPV buys. His opponent earned $200,000 plus $100,000 in bonus and is expected to earn the same this weekend.
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