UFC on ABC 9 is the next major pay-per-view of Ultimate Fighting Championship where main-event will take place between Robert Whittaker and Reinier de Ridder. The co-main event will feature between Petr Yan and Marcus McGhee.
| Fighters | Purses | Win Bonus | Sponsorship | UFC Bonus | PPV Share | Total Payouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Whittaker | $500k | N/A | $21k | - | $350k | $871k |
| Reinier de Ridder | $250k | N/A | $16k | - | $200k | $466k |
| Petr Yan | $200k | N/A | $11k | - | - | $211k |
| Marcus McGhee | $30k | N/A | $4.5k | - | - | $34.5k |
| Sharabutdin Magomedov | $38k | $38k | $5k | $50k | - | $131k |
| Marc-André Barriault | $300k | N/A | $16k | $50k | - | $366k |
| Asu Almabayev | $38k | $38k | $5k | - | - | $81k |
| Jose Ochoa | $20k | N/A | $4k | - | - | $24k |
| Nikita Krylov | $350k | N/A | $21k | - | - | $371k |
| Bogdan Guskov | $30k | $30k | $4.5k | - | $64.5k | |
| Bryce Mitchell | $124k | $100k | $11k | - | - | $235k |
| Said Nurmagomedov | $150k | N/A | $11k | - | - | $161k |
| Muslim Salikhov | $150k | $100k | $11k | $50k | - | $311k |
| Carlos Leal | $20k | N/A | $4k | - | - | $24k |
| Davey Grant | $150k | $100k | $11k | - | - | $261k |
| Da’Mon Blackshear | $110k | N/A | $10k | - | - | $120k |
| Amanda Ribas | $150k | N/A | $11k | - | - | $161k |
| Tabatha Ricci | $110k | $100k | $6k | - | - | $216k |
| İbo Aslan | $28k | N/A | $4k | - | - | $32k |
| Billy Elekana | $20k | $20k | $4k | - | - | $44k |
| Mohammad Yahya | $24k | N/A | $4k | - | - | $28k |
| Steven Nguyen | $20k | $20k | $4k | $50k | - | $94k |
| Martin Buday | $75k | $75k | $5k | - | - | $155k |
| Marcus Buchecha | $12k | N/A | $4k | - | - | $16k |
Robert Whittaker is among the best paid fighters in UFC on ABC 9 with earnings more than $500k a fight. Based on his previous fight contract and fight payouts records, he is going to earn more than $1m depends on pay-per-view buy rate.
Reinier de Ridder, who made debut in UFC back in November 2024 hopeful to win his upcoming fight from opponent Robert Whittaker. Based on his deal with promotion his guaranteed purse for the fight will be $250k and overall earnings can rise to $600k ppv money share depends on pay-per-view buy rate he further make extra money from performance bonuses.
Amanda Ribas, Tabatha Ricci, Davey Grant, Da’Mon Blackshear, Said Nurmagomedov, Muslim Salikhov,Nikita Krylov and Marc-André Barriault are other top paid fighters in UFC Abu Dhabi 2025 July with earnings more than $100k+.
There will be more about UFC on ABC 9 fighters salaries updated here once the performance of the night and fight of night bonuses awarded among the fighters.
UFC Fight of the Night $50k Bonus : Sharabutdin Magomedov vs Marc-André Barriault
UFC Performance of the Night $50k Bonus : Muslim Salikhov and Steven Nguyen