Ronda Rousey has hinted that her return to MMA includes a record-breaking payday.
WASHINGTON — Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano are set to face off Saturday night in their respective mixed martial arts comebacks on Netflix with huge paydays.
How much both fighters will earn is unclear…at least for now.
Rousey, who left the sport nearly a decade ago at the height of her fame, said in an interview this week that her fight with Carano would break the purse record for a female fighter.
“Well, I’m not allowed to say specifically what it is,” Rousey said in an interview with CNBC’s Alex Sherman. “I literally broke any record, any record that’s ever existed before, because no matter how much it gets paid to fight in any combat sport, a woman is going to get beat, you know how to say it, like, a lot more get beat.”
The former UFC champion noted that because the fight took place in California, they had to publish the payout amount after the fight, so he’s “really not allowed to say it right now.”
According to the BBC, Rousey’s last reported UFC earnings were $3 million, while Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor were reportedly paid around $5 million for their trilogy of boxing fights last year.
But Rousey and Carano aren’t the only ones getting a chance to cash in, in a way that many in the UFC never can.
Rousey revealed last month that each fighter on Saturday night’s card at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, would earn a minimum of $40,000.
Most Valuable Promotions, co-founded by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, hosted the event and confirmed that is their plan for all of their mixed martial arts fights going forward.
According to reports, that’s much higher than the UFC’s typical introductory fighter pay of $12,000 to show and $12,000 to win. Bidarian said MVP battle prizes will also remain fixed, with bonus incentives in play.
“It’s guaranteed, and every fighter gets a performance bonus on top of that, [which there are] different levels [that] it depends on the fighter,” explained Bidarian on “The Ariel Helwani Show.”
Rousey has claimed that Saturday’s main event will be her last fight, and she has big goals in mind besides winning.
“I just want this to be the most watched MMA fight of all time and successful for me,” Rousey said.
Anyone with a Netflix subscription will be able to watch Saturday’s show, namely Rousey
What time is Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano’s fight on Netflix?
The main fight is expected to take place Saturday around 9pm ET. The playoffs will begin at 5 pm ET.
If you have a Netflix subscription, you can watch the fight without paying per view.
Ronda Rousey’s fight with Gina Carano: Full card
- Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano
- Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry
- Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins
- Salahdine Parnasse vs. Kenneth Cross
- Junior Dos Santos vs. Robelis Despaigne
- Muhammad Mokaev vs. Adriano Moraes
- Jefferson Creighton vs. Jason Jackson
- Namo Fazil vs. Jake Babian
- David Mgoyan vs. Albert Morales
- Aline Pereira vs. Jade Masson-Wong
- Chris Avila vs. Brandon Jenkins
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