The figures out of the fight recently concluded Canelo Alvarez against Terence Crawford once again put the spotlight on the alleged remuneration gap between the best boxing stars and the UFC athletes.
New reports suggest that Alvarez and Crawford have generated $ 200 million combined for their successful force test. This figure is almost equal to all the profits from the UFC list for 2025, which are estimated at $ 210 million.
Crawford beat Alvarez with a unanimous decision in a dominant performance. Beyond the result, combat sports analysts continue to dissect boxing days, which continue to produce individual events where two fighters can eclipse what the hundreds of UFC athletes earn in one year.
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The comparison has left many fans of MMA frustrated by the salary of the hunters, with a writing of fans:
“It’s crazy.”
Meanwhile, other fans have written:
“I do not understand why the UFC is still very far behind in terms of salary.”
“Yeah, it’s just for two people lol.”
“And that is why the UFC fighters are still trying to fight with boxers. Much more money to have at the top.”
“Boxing money is absolutely crazy.”
“Please don’t get me wrong, but you are wrong. It is not that the UFC or the MMA do not earn money. It is the way the UFC is executed as an appropriate league which maintains a standard remuneration structure. Boxing is not a fair structure of random matches. Khabib (nurmagomedov) vs.
“This explains why the UFC champions all want boxing.”
Discover some of the fans’ reactions below:
When Terence Crawford has debated remuneration with UFC stars
The former UFC Welters weight champion, Kamaru Usman, and the boxing star Terence Crawford clashed on the differences in remuneration between MMA and boxing.
Usman argued that MMA fighters benefit from a clearer structure where remuneration is simple, while boxing bags are often divided between managers and promoters before reaching the athlete.
Crawford replied by declaring that boxing pays more overall, with even Undercard fighters who sometimes become headliners from the UFC. Speaking in an episode of Book 4 books Podcast, Crawford said:
“Boxers are paid more than the MMA as a whole. It is not a comparison … For example, UFC, a guy at the head of the sphere, they are probably getting a few million dollars. But you will see a guy on the subcart of a large spectacle that probably wins more than this guy.
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