MVP CEO announces $40,000 guaranteed purse for every fighter

Most Valuable Promotions is giving a lucrative deal to its MMA
fighters. 

MVP will host its first MMA
card in collaboration with Netflix on Saturday at the Intuit
Dome in Los Angeles,. MVP co-founder and CEO Nakisa Bidarian
recently revealed that the promotion has guaranteed a $40,000 purse
to every fighter, avoiding the show/win model, which the
UFC follows. Bidarian also revealed that there will be a
performance bonus up for grabs for every fighter, which will vary
depending on the fighter.

Challenging the Status Quo

“This event and anything we do going forward as MVP… [we plan] to
have a minimum $40,000 for fighters to fight in MMA,” Bidarian said
on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “That’s guaranteed. And then every
fighter has a performance bonus in addition to that, which there
are different levels, depending on the fighter.”

MVP is making no secret of the fact that it is trying to emerge as
the UFC’s strongest competitors. Ronda
Rousey, who fights Gina Carano
on the MVP card, is going all out against the UFC, her former
promotion. 

MVP’s $40,000 purse is a huge raise from the UFC’s usual purse for
entry-level fighters. The UFC follows a show/win model, with
entry-level fighters making $12,000 to show and $12,000 to win.
However, it remains to be seen whether Jake Paul’s
MVP will be one-and-done with this card, or whether it will grow
into a sustainable MMA promotion.