Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight champion Jose Aldo was paid $400,000 for his first-round knockout loss to bitter rival Conor McGregor in the UFC 194 main event, which took place just last month in Las Vegas, Nevada (details).
Not too shabby, but "Junior" has yet to receive his slice of the pay-per-view (PPV) pie.
Headliners typically get "points" for all major PPV cards; meaning, a few dollars are earned for every mixed martial arts (MMA) fan who plunks down $60 to watch an event. If a PPV generates one million buys, you can imagine what two or three points will return after the reserve is met.