UFC 306 (Noche UFC) promises one of the most unique events celebrating Mexican Independence at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The co-main event will have Mexican UFC champion Alexa Grasso defending her flyweight title against Valentina Shevchenko. The duo will likely earn a huge amount from the UFC 306 payouts. Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso will have two of the highest salaries on the fight card.
In 2021, Brandon Moreno became the first Mexican-born champion in the UFC. Alexa Grasso and Yair Rodriguez (interim) followed in their footsteps soon after. Now, Grasso is the only one left with a title and will do anything to hold on to it on September 14. Meanwhile, Valentina Shevchenko will attempt to get her revenge following her rather tragic UFC 285 title defense.
The champion and the challenger will likely earn a lot from the UFC 306 payout. The first-ever women’s trilogy in the UFC remains one of the most important bouts of the Noche UFC card. As such, find out more about how much Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko will earn from the payouts.
Salary of Alexa Grasso for UFC 306
Alexa Grasso earned $80,000 for her UFC 258 win over Maycee Barber. Two more wins later, she faced then-champion Valentina Shevchenko for the title. She caused a massive upset and earned a paycheck of $382,000. The title win means she will get PPV points moving forward. Since Noche UFC in 2023 was not on PPV, she didn’t earn the PPV points.
Alexa Grasso will earn a huge salary at UFC 306 (Image via Instagram)However, that is not the case for UFC 306. She will get PPV points. As such, Grasso is expected to earn over $500,000 for her second title defense. The amount might exceed up to $1.5 million if she can defend her title successfully. UFC 306 is expected to be a massive success, and Alexa Grasso will earn a huge salary regardless of a win or loss.
Salary of Valentina Shevchenko for UFC 306
Valentina Shevchenko earned around $1.2 million despite losing her title at UFC 285. This came as a result of the PPV points clause as the champion. Her Noche UFC salary in 2023 included a base pay of $500,000. It is unknown how much more she made in the controversial split draw against Grasso, as the fight was not on PPV.
Valentina Shevchenko (Image via Instagram)Coming to UFC 306 payouts, Shevchenko will have her base pay of $500,000. Due to her status as a champion or former champion, she will receive PPV points. As such, with a win or loss, ‘Bullet’ will earn over a million.
Her total salary might increase up to $1.5 or more if she can walk out as the champion. As such, she will earn a huge paycheck and exact revenge at the same time. Hence, the first women’s trilogy bout in the UFC has massive hype behind it.
