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UFC 334 Promotional Guidelines Compliance Pay Reaches $364,500, Led by Ciryl Gane and Kayla Harrison

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Key takeaways

  • UFC 334 fighters earned $364,500 in Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay at Madison Square Garden.
  • Ciryl Gane and Kayla Harrison each received $42,000, the champion-level tier, while Josh Hokit and Amanda Nunes each received $32,000.
  • The program has paid $48 million to athletes since it began, with a 2026 year-to-date total of $8.8 million.

Fighters at UFC 334 earned $364,500 in UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, with Ciryl Gane and Kayla Harrison each receiving $42,000. Yahoo reported the payouts from the event, which took place at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan and streamed on Paramount+.

How the UFC 334 Payouts Broke Down

UFC 334 was headlined by Ciryl Gane, who received $42,000, and Josh Hokit, who received $32,000. Kayla Harrison also took $42,000, while Amanda Nunes received $32,000. The program pays fighters according to their total number of UFC bouts, along with Zuffa-era WEC fights from January 2007 and later and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts from April 2011 and later.

Under the tiers, fighters with one to three bouts receive $4,000 per appearance, four to five bouts get $4,500, six to ten bouts get $6,000, 11 to 15 bouts earn $11,000, 16 to 20 bouts pocket $16,000, and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Champions earn $42,000 and title challengers get $32,000. The money is appropriated from Venum's multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, and VENUM announced a two-year global apparel and glove partnership with ONE Championship effective October 1, 2026, according to Yahoo.

Other payouts included Caio Borralho at $6,000 and Yousri Belgaroui at $4,500, Uros Medic at $11,000 and Kevin Holland at $21,000, and Stephen Thompson at $21,000 and Charles Radtke at $6,000. Terrance McKinney received $11,000 and Jim Miller $21,000, while Melquizael Costa received $11,000 and Jared Gordon $16,000. Bia Mesquita received $4,500 and Macy Chiasson $11,000.

Fighters also receive royalty payments in perpetuity amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

UFC's Compliance Pay Totals Across 2026

UFC's compliance payouts reached $8.8 million year-to-date in 2026, according to akta.pro company records. The program-to-date total stands at $48 million, against $8.4 million for 2025, $8.3 million for 2024, $8.1 million for 2023, $8.4 million for 2022 and $6.2 million for 2021. UFC is the mixed martial arts promotion founded in 1993 and headquartered in Las Vegas, operating under TKO Group Holdings.

Earlier UFC Events in 2026

UFC 333, headlined by Volkanovski vs. Evloev, paid $314,500, and UFC 332, headlined by Silva vs. Wang, paid $299,500. UFC 330, headlined by Makhachev vs. Machado Garry, paid $327,000, while UFC 328, headlined by Chimaev vs. Strickland, paid $371,000. UFC 329, headlined by McGregor vs. Holloway 2, paid $275,000.

What Comes Next for UFC

UFC Fight Night 292, headlined by Moicano vs. Nolan, is listed among the 2026 events in the compliance payout schedule.

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