How much Topuria will pocket for winning at UFC 317

Ilia Topuria steps back into the octagon. The undefeated fighter, who placed Spain at the top of Mixed Martial Arts, has achieved a major challenge against Brazilian Charles Oliveira : becoming a two-time UFC world champion . He thus becomes the tenth in the company's history to achieve this feat, joining a stable of legends like Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre, and Conor McGregor.

He was already the best at featherweight, after knocking out two icons like Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway , and now he repeats his success at lightweight against a former champion of the division.

His strengths in the octagon have not only made him a global star , but also a millionaire who says he wasn't made to lose . "I feel like I was born to succeed and be happy," says the athlete, who has accumulated more than three and a half million euros in earnings in the last two years.

The UFC has made him a millionaire because it is an organization that pays its fighters very well , who do not have a monthly salary but who earn a good amount of money every time they have a fight.

The American promoter has a certain level of hierarchy . A base fee is set for attending a fight, which varies depending on your status in the company, your length of service, and whether or not you are a champion. In the latter case, champions receive a bonus based on the percentage derived from the show's PPV sales.

Now in the main event of UFC 317 against Charles Oliveira, moving up in weight class and having more cachet than before, it is estimated that Topuria - who comes to the duel with 16 victories as a professional under his belt, half of them in the UFC - will earn between 5 and 10 million dollars for defeating the Brazilian.

In addition to the impressive figures derived from his sports activities, the Georgian-Spaniard has also ventured into the business world. He owns his own clothing brand, has several brand agreements, and is a shareholder in WOW (the leading MMA company in Spain).

For example, in his last fight against Max Holloway , the fighter pocketed $750,000 just for showing up. Add to that the $100,000 El Matador received for winning, plus another $50,000 for the night's bonus.

As for the fight's sponsors, they paid $42,000 to the Alicante-based athlete since his teens, who also received $1.5 million in pay-per-view fees. Therefore, the total money Topuria pocketed for that featherweight title defense was $2.44 million , according to data from MMA Fighting and Sporty Salaries.

As for the fight's sponsors, they paid $42,000 to the Alicante-based athlete, who also received $1.5 million in pay-per-view fees. Therefore, the total money Ilia Topuria pocketed in his first belt defense was $2.44 million, according to Sporty Salaries.

Considerably less than the million dollars he earned, according to the same data, against Alexander Volkanovski, in the fight in which he became UFC champion for the first time. That day, he had a guaranteed purse of $350,000, plus the win bonus, the performance of the night award ($50,000), the percentage of the brand's clothing costs, and its share of the PPV.