Sean O’Malley may have stolen the show at UFC 292, but reigning strawweight world champion Zhang Weili bagged the biggest payday of the night.
The Massachusetts Office of Public Safety and Inspection recently released the payouts for fighters who competed inside Boston’s iconic TD Garden on August 19, revealing that Zhang collected a cool $520,000 for her record-setting shellacking of Amanda Lemos in the co-main event of the evening. ‘Amandinha’ walked away with $250,000, a tidy sum for the 25-minute beatdown she endured.
Zhang may have been the top earner at 292, but headliners Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling weren’t too far behind. Both men walked away with $500,000 for their entertaining clash in Bean Town.
O’Malley climbed to the top of the bantamweight mountain at UFC 292, scoring a brilliantly timed counter right hand that sent the ‘Funk Master’ crashing to the canvas. Seconds later, Sterling’s reign was over and The Sugar Show had officially begun.
SEAN O'MALLEY KNOCKS OUT ALJAMAIN STERLING 🤯 pic.twitter.com/EQfZAufmjg
— Daily Grind Fantasy Sports (@DGFantasy) August 20, 2023
The event also featured highlight-reel-worthy performances from undefeated Irish prospect Ian Garry, Gregory Rodrigues, and two-time TUF winner, Brad Katona. Find out who took home what following the promotion’s latest pay-per-view offering courtesy of MMA Mania below:
UFC 292 Main Card Payouts:
- Sean O’Malley ($500,000 + no win bonus = $500,000) def. Aljamain Sterling ($500,000)
- Zhang Weili ($520,000 + no win bonus = $520,000) def. Amanda Lemos ($250,000)
- Ian Garry ($50,000 + $50,000 win bonus = $100,000) def. Neil Magny ($134,000)
- Mario Bautista ($43,000 + $43,000 = $86,000) def. Da’Mon Blackshear ($27,000)
- Marlon Vera ($155,000 + $155,000 win bonus = $310,000) def. Pedro Munhoz ($150,000)
UFC 292 Prelim Payouts:
- Brad Tavares ($100,000 + $100,000 = $200,000) def. Chris Weidman ($426,000)
- Gregory Rodrigues ($50,000 + $50,000 = $100,000) def. Denis Tiuliulin ($14,000)
- Kurt Holobaugh ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Austin Hubbard ($32,000)
- Brad Katona ($32,000 + $32,000 = $64,000) def. Cody Gibson ($15,000)
- Andre Petroski ($18,000 + $18,000 = $36,000) def. Gerald Meerschaert ($100,000)
- Natalia Silva ($40,000 + $40,000 = $80,000) def. Andrea Lee ($70,000)
- Karine Silva ($14,000 + $14,000 = $28,000) def. Maryna Moroz ($50,000)
