Ecuadorian Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera will fight for the UFC bantamweight world title against Sean O’Malley, one of the industry’s media personalities.
Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera, during a UFC event, in 2023.
His dream and a fortune. Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera is one step away from consecrating his career in mixed martial arts, when he faces Sean O’Malley for the bantamweight world title at UFC 299, but he will also have the opportunity to bag more than one million dollars above the octagon.
Getting to this point is not easy and your contract within the industry will increase in terms of income due to several factors: a fight for the division belt, facing a media rival, the context of the fight (that there is a precedent, that have faced each other before), career and how much his figure represents for the fans.
In this specific case, the Ecuadorian complies with everything mentioned above to validate the money he will receive in Miami.
As revealed by the El Ring portal, in 2023, a fighter receives between USD 300,000 and USD 500,000 just for competing for the UFC world title.
To this amount we must add several values: a possible victory, Pay Per View (PPV), sponsorships and a possible bonus of the night (best knockout, best performance, best fight).
All this, in the best of cases, would represent ‘Chito’ a purse of approximately USD 1.3 million. In addition to hanging the long-awaited division monarch belt on his waist.
The Ecuadorian Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera and the American Sean O’Malley will compete for the bantamweight world title at UFC 299, next Saturday, March 9, at the Kaseya Center in Miami.
