One of the UFC’s greatest prospects is finally back inside the Octagon after losing his light heavyweight title against Dominick Reyes on February 2020. However, the T-Mobile Arena, on March 4th, 2023, will see Jon Jones take on Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight title held by Francis Ngannou.
Not coming to terms with the UFC and failing to get a new deal, the former champion’s title was snatched away into free agency.
On the contrary, Jones with a solid determination started putting on mass sitting his goal towards the heavyweight championship.
Jon’s competitor, Ciryl Gane, faced off against Tai Tuivasa on September 3rd, 2022, where he picked up the win via KO/TKO. The Frenchman had his first title shot against former training partner Francis Ngannou in UFC 270.
Both fighters have a lot at stake here. While many might feel Ciryl losing this fight will result in him facing enormous humiliation as Jones is a division rookie, fans cannot forget, Jon is widely considered the MMA GOAT. On his path to retaining the legacy, Jones must set his goal of winning the bout.
Yet, the estimated amount of money the champion will receive should encourage both challengers. Let’s take a look at Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane the purse, payout, and salary in UFC 285.
Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane Purse, Payouts, Salaries
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Although the UFC maintains tight privacy on athlete salaries, we can still estimate each fighter’s earnings based on their prior matches, our UFC insider data, numerous news outlets, authors, and Nevada State Athletic Commission data. Without further ado, let’s dive deeper into the UFC 285 purse and payouts of Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gan.
How much will Jon Jones make at UFC 285?
Jon Jones kicked off his UFC career at UFC 87 with a Unanimous Decision victory over Andre Gusamo back on August 9, 2008, where he earned a meager $12,000 purse, and his very next fight also bagged him around $14,000 where Jon defeated Stephan Bonnar by clinching the same Unanimous Decision win on January 31, 2009, at UFC 94.
By the look of his first two fights, it might seem Jon Jones is not big of a fighter in terms of earning a huge payday but don’t get him wrong as this very Jon bagged a whooping $1,830,000 at UFC 214 back in July 2017, and the match ended at ‘No contest’ as a failed drug test by jones was spotted.
Now we get the idea of how much Jon can earn even without a proper fight. His last fight was up against Dominick Reyes and had a Unanimous decision victory where he earned a total of $9,40,000 at UFC 247 back in 2020.
The stats are heart melting as it turns out Jon is Third in the ‘Highest Paid MMA athlete of all time’ just after Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov
With all this yet to fathom as Jon is going to create big hype as he is replacing Francis Ngannou, making a comeback after almost 3 years it is safe to say Jon Jones is going to earn a $25,00,000 out of Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 fight.
How much will Ciryl Gane make at UFC 285?
Ciryl Gane had his debut match against Raphael Pessoa back on August 10th, 2019, on the Shevchenko vs Carmouche 2 fight card. Gane won that fight via Arm Tringle which awarded him a $43,500 win bonus.
The former kickboxer saw his biggest payday against Francis Ngannou where he earned an eye-watering total of around $992,000 even after suffering a Unanimous Decision defeat at UFC 270, back on January 2022.
So, just looking at the progress curve of Ciryl in terms of earning a huge paycheck and considering the gravity of this match and what our insider team has found Ciryl Gane is about to make at least $18,00,000 out of Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 fight.
Taking both ‘Fight of the Night’ and ‘Performance of the Night’ bonuses into account, both fighters could be looking to make another extra $100,000k. Usually, contract clauses offer rewards for victory via KO/TKO or Submission, but that amount can vary depending on the fighters.
Who will you be supporting on March 4th?
