Stipe Miocic earned nearly $700,000 for his first heavyweight title defense.
News of Miocic’s previously undisclosed earnings from two separate bouts comes courtesy of a report from Bloody Elbow. Earlier this month, the site revealed financial details surrounding 33 different UFC fighters after documents associated with the promotion’s antitrust lawsuit were unsealed.
Using information available in the documents, MMA journalist Anton Tabuena and others were able to establish the total fight purse, including previously undisclosed payouts, made to multiple fighters during the early-to-late 2010s. Those included in the report were pro wrestling star CM Punk who cleared more than $1 million for his Octagon debut in 2016.