The last PPV of the UFC didn’t end the way fans expected. Both champions lost their belts. More shocking was ‘The Machine’ Merab Dvalishvili losing his belt to Petr Yan in a five-round war. However, despite losing his belt, Dvalishvili reportedly earned more money than the Russian fighter.

According to SportySalaries, Yan’s purse at UFC Fight Night 248 was reported to be $350k guaranteed against Deiveson Figueiredo. However, as this was a PPV event, his purse will increase. Additionally, the Georgian fighter got a guaranteed purse of $750k for his fight against Sean O’Malley, and his purse will reach a million with PPV buys.

Indeed, ‘The Machine’ earned the higher pay, but losing the belt was painful for him. He fought for the fourth time this year, and many believe that being this activ

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