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UFC 232 salaries: Jon Jones, Alexander Gustafsson to earn $500,000 for title rematch

Three of the top four fighters at UFC 232 will be cashing half-a-million dollar paychecks.

Light heavyweight contenders Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson are slated to earn $500,000 purses for their title rematch, which headlines UFC 232 on Dec. 29 at The Forum in Los Angeles, Calif. Women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg is also set to earn a $500,000 purse for her co-headlining title defense against Amanda Nunes.

Nunes, the UFC women’s bantamweight champion, is the lone title competitor set to earn less than $500,000. Her expected base purse is $350,000 for her champion vs.