Francis Ngannou's new contract was a great day for MMA fighters if the only lens it's seen through are the total dollars which will wind up in Ngannou's bank account.
The UFC offered Ngannou $8 million to fight Jon Jones, plus pay-per-view points that would have likely brought his total take to roughly $10 million. One of the key problems from Ngannou's side is what he would have made in the UFC deal had he lost to Jones.
He won't make his PFL debut until mid-2024, when he'll be 37 years old. The PFL doesn't have anyone on its roster who will make a good PPV dance partner for Ngannou. Ante Delija, who is from former PRIDE and UFC fighter Mirko"Cro Cop" Filipovic's camp, won the 2022 PFL season title at heavyweight. Ngannou hasn't been a big seller in his UFC fights against far-better known opposition and with the undisputed best promoter in combat sports, the UFC, promoting it.
Sources said Bellator paid one-time MMA superstar Fedor Emelianenko over $1 million to face Ryan Bader at Bellator 290 in Inglewood, California, on Feb. 4, in a show that aired on CBS. California State Athletic Commission records show that Emelianenko made $100,000, but it's often more than is on the pay sheet. Bader said publicly he made far more than the $150,000 he was listed as making on the CSAC sheet.
That may be a stretch, but not by much. And the PFL is much the same. It has been trying to raise capital, seeking as much as $300 million from a group in Qatar. If the PFL is solvent and competes head-to-head with the UFC for the best fighters and, most importantly, the biggest stars and potential stars, Tuesday's news changes the outlook for all MMA fighters and not just Ngannou.
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