{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-15/ufc-334-compliance-pay-gane-harrison","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-15/ufc-334-compliance-pay-gane-harrison.md","title":"UFC 334 Compliance Pay Totals $364,500 as Gane Leads","headline":"UFC 334 Promotional Guidelines Compliance Pay Reaches $364,500, Led by Ciryl Gane and Kayla Harrison","description":"UFC 334 fighters earned $364,500 in Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, with Ciryl Gane and Kayla Harrison each taking $42,000 at Madison Square Garden.","section":"Business","published_at":"2026-11-15T13:39:51+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-15T13:39:51+00:00","author":"News Desk","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."],"companies":[{"name":"UFC","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0006ntw/ufc","website":"http://UFC.com"},{"name":"VENUM","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000a1tk/venum","website":"https://venum.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"Yahoo","title":"UFC 334 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Ciryl Gane, Kayla Harrison lead charge","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ufc-334-promotional-guidelines-compliance-130116487.html"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Business","UFC","VENUM"],"body_markdown":"Fighters at [UFC](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0006ntw/ufc) 334 earned $364,500 in UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, with Ciryl Gane and Kayla Harrison each receiving $42,000. [Yahoo](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ufc-334-promotional-guidelines-compliance-130116487.html) reported the payouts from the event, which took place at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan and streamed on Paramount+.\n\n## How the UFC 334 Payouts Broke Down\n\nUFC 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.\n\nUnder 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](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000a1tk/venum) announced a two-year global apparel and glove partnership with ONE Championship effective October 1, 2026, according to Yahoo.\n\nOther 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.\n\nFighters also receive royalty payments in perpetuity amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.\n\n## UFC's Compliance Pay Totals Across 2026\n\nUFC's compliance payouts reached $8.8 million year-to-date in 2026, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). 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.\n\n## Earlier UFC Events in 2026\n\nUFC 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.\n\n## What Comes Next for UFC\n\nUFC Fight Night 292, headlined by Moicano vs. Nolan, is listed among the 2026 events in the compliance payout schedule.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}