Editing Ultimate Fighting Championship (section)

==Roster==
{{Main|List of current UFC fighters}}
As of October 20, 2020, the UFC roster consisted of fighters from 71 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitra |first=Anurag |title=How many fighters are there in the UFC? |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-how-many-fighters-ufc |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=sportskeeda.com |date=December 7, 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref>

===Fighter salaries and contracts===
UFC fighters are paid a substantially lower share of revenue than athletes in comparable sports,<ref>{{Cite web|title=L.A. Business First|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2018/03/22/lawsuit-ufc-fighters-paid-much-lower-share-than.html|access-date=2022-01-23|website=Business Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nash|first=John S.|date=2021-07-09|title=UFC fighter pay has increased but the promotion's profits have increased even more|url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2021/7/9/22570828/ufc-fighter-pay-salary-numbers-ari-emanuel-comments-revenue-earnings-mma-news|access-date=2022-01-23|website=Bloody Elbow|language=en}}</ref> and other large MMA promotions.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Alexander K.|date=2021-07-08|title=Dana White tells critics of UFC fighter pay to back off: 'This is mine and this is the way we're doing it'|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/7/8/22568806/dana-white-tells-critics-ufc-fighter-pay-to-back-off-this-is-mine-and-this-is-the-way-were-doing-it|access-date=2022-01-23|website=MMA Fighting|language=en}}</ref> UFC fighters are paid per fight,<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Much Do UFC Fighters Get Paid? - Martial Nerd |url=https://www.martialnerd.com/posts/how-much-do-ufc-fighters-get-paid |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=martialnerd.com |language=en}}</ref> with amounts depending on how well-known the fighters are and how well sponsored a fighter and an event is. Fighters will typically get paid money to fight, called show money, with an additional bonus if they win, called a win bonus. Despite not being officially confirmed by the UFC, [[Justin Gaethje]] revealed in January 2019 that headlining an event nets an additional $25,000 per fighter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mmamania.com/2019/1/28/18201022/ufc-justin-gaethje-case-higher-headliner-pay-pass-away-in-rounds-four-five-mma| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211018/https://www.mmamania.com/2019/1/28/18201022/ufc-justin-gaethje-case-higher-headliner-pay-pass-away-in-rounds-four-five-mma| archive-date=2021-10-18|author=Adam Guillen Jr.|publisher=mmamania.com|title=Justin Gaethje wants a UFC pay raise in case he dies in the fourth round|date=January 28, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> While fighters new to the UFC can make as little as about $10,000 per fight (without a win bonus), more established fighters have made as much as $500,000 to $1 million per fight. Occasionally, fighters will earn more. For example, at [[UFC 202]], [[Conor McGregor]] made a reported $3 million, a UFC record for one fight, while his opponent [[Nate Diaz]] made a reported $2 million. The combined $5 million made between the fighters was the largest combined fight purse in UFC history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Conor McGregor Breaks Brock Lesnar's Record for Biggest Fight Purse at UFC 202 |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2658946-conor-mcgregor-breaks-brock-lesnars-record-for-biggest-fight-purse-at-ufc-202| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211018/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2658946-conor-mcgregor-breaks-brock-lesnars-record-for-biggest-fight-purse-at-ufc-202| archive-date=2021-10-18 |website=BleacherReport.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Cash bonuses are also awarded for "Fight of the Night" and "Performance of the Night" (formerly awarded separately as "Knockout of the Night").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmanuts.com/news/ufc-eliminates-ko-submission-night-awards/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211018/http://mmanuts.com/news/ufc-eliminates-ko-submission-night-awards/| archive-date=2021-10-18|title=UFC Eliminates KO and Submission of the Night Awards |publisher=mmanuts.com|author=Dave Walsh |date=February 11, 2014|access-date= February 11, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The size of these bonuses can sometimes be US$80,000 (but are normally US$50,000). For less well-known fighters, they can be several times larger than the contracted amount for the fight.<ref>{{cite web|title=UFC Post-Fight Bonuses Now Set at $15,000 for Every Event|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/ufc-post-fight-bonuses-now-030421521--mma.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211018/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/ufc-post-fight-bonuses-now-030421521--mma.html| archive-date=2021-10-18|publisher=MMA Weekly|access-date=April 13, 2013|date=March 14, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Contracted amounts generally have to be declared to the state athletic commission; however, the UFC also pays undisclosed locker-room bonuses to fighters.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/15498/ufc-100-fighters-salaries-brock-lesnar-and-georges-st-pierre-top-earners-from-x-x-million-payroll.mma |title=UFC 100 fighters salaries: Lesnar and St. Pierre get top paydays in $1.8 million payroll |work=MMAjunkie.com |access-date=July 13, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715131951/http://mmajunkie.com/news/15498/ufc-100-fighters-salaries-brock-lesnar-and-georges-st-pierre-top-earners-from-x-x-million-payroll.mma |archive-date=July 15, 2009}}</ref> In early 2021, Dana White revealed that these bonuses vary from $4,000 to $25,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2021/02/11/dana-white-gives-a-rare-look-at-ufcs-lucrative-discretionary-bonuses/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211018/https://nypost.com/2021/02/11/dana-white-gives-a-rare-look-at-ufcs-lucrative-discretionary-bonuses/|archive-date=2021-10-18|title=Dana White gives a rare look at UFC's discretionary bonuses |author=Scott Fontana|date=February 11, 2021|work=[[New York Post]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In recent years, UFC fighters' contracts and merchandising rights have been the subject of dispute between fighters (represented by growing the Mixed Martial Arts Fighters Association) and UFC, which has attempted to defend existing regulations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/magazine/103397/ufc-mma-labor-unions-carrano-white-gsp-bill-culinary| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211018/http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/magazine/103397/ufc-mma-labor-unions-carrano-white-gsp-bill-culinary| archive-date=2021-10-18 |title=No Holds Barred: Labor turmoil in the world of mixed martial arts. |access-date=May 30, 2012 |date=May 30, 2012 |first=Jesse |last=Zwick |magazine=The New Republic}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

UFC is contractually bound to offer every fighter three fights per calendar year and if they don't, the organization has to pay the fighter for the lacking fights. For example, if the UFC offers a fighter only one fight during the year, they have to pay the fighter for two additional fights. However, if a fight is offered but turned down by the fighter, it is still counted as an offered fight from the contractual viewpoint.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mmaweekly.com/dana-white-im-ready-for-the-diaz-brothers-to-return-but-they-dont-accept-fights| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211018/https://www.mmaweekly.com/dana-white-im-ready-for-the-diaz-brothers-to-return-but-they-dont-accept-fights| archive-date=2021-10-18|date=March 19, 2019|publisher=mmaweekly.com|title=Dana White: 'I'm ready for the Diaz brothers' to return but they don't accept fights|author=Damon Martin}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Starting at [[UFC 273]], three "Fan Bonus Of The Night", for every pay-per-view event, will be awarded by [[Crypto.com]], as part of Crypto.com UFC sponsorship incentive fight kits deal,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Alexander K. |date=2022-04-07 |title=UFC to debut Crypto.com Bitcoin 'Fan Bonus of the Night' for fighters at UFC 273 |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/4/7/23014643/ufc-to-debut-crypto-com-bitcoin-fan-bonus-of-the-night-for-fighters-at-ufc-273 |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=MMA Fighting |language=en}}</ref> for every pay-per-view event starting UFC 273. Viewers could vote up to three times per pay-per-view on Crypto.com/FanBonus, starting from the opening of the PPV preliminary card and ending an hour after the conclusion of the main card. The bonuses will be paid in [[bitcoin]] in US dollars ranging from US$30,000 for first place, US$20,000 for second place, and US$10,000 for third place.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-07 |title=UFC adds Fan Bonus of the Night for fighters to be paid in bitcoin |url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/04/ufc-crypto-fan-bonus-of-the-night-bitcoin |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=MMA Junkie |language=en-US}}</ref>