Dana White Makes Islam Makhachev $3.3M Richer as UFC 322 Estimated Purse Revealed

UFC 322 didn’t just break records at Madison Square Garden; it lined the pockets of its main event winner, Islam Makhachev , to the tune of over $3 million. At the UFC 322 post-event presser, Dana White dropped an astonishing stat. The UFC held eight of the top 10 gate revenues at Madison Square Garden, including that of UFC 322 at $13,624,189. This was also the promotion’s highest gate revenue so far in 2025, and unlikely to be toppled by UFC 323 next month. So, Makhachev was not just the biggest winner of the night, but perhaps one of the biggest winners of the year, too.

What was anticipated to be a back-and-forth welterweight battle against Jack Della Maddalena turned out differently. Islam Makhachev relied on his ground-and-pound to dominate the fight, defying predictions, like