UFC Fighters Contract Details | How Many Fights are Remaining
UFC Contract details are kept under wrap most of the time and it is hard to get the correct information regarding. However, some fighters reveal their contract lengths with UFC, and other times, journalists get hold of information. Here is a compilation of all the contract information which is available in the public space.
- Brendan Fitzgerald: UFC announced that play-by-play commentator Fitzgerald signed a multi-year extension in October 2022.
- Conor McGrergor: McGregor signed a 6 fight deal with UFC in 2018. Since then, he has been part of four bouts against Khabib Nurmagomedov, Donald Cerrone, and Dustin Poirier(twice). McGregor has recently confirmed that he has 2 more fights left with UFC as per the deal, which also confirmed the 6 fight bit. Ariel Helwani also confirmed in August 2023 that McGregor has 2 fights left in his contract.
- Darren Till: Till signed a new deal with the promotion in early 2022. The details regarding the deal are not disclosed.
- Derrick Lewis: Dana White announced in August 2023 that Lewis signed a new 8 fights deal with UFC.
- Dustin Poirier: Poirier revealed in an interview that he signed an 8-fight deal with UFC at the start of 2021. He has since fought Conor McGregor twice, Oliveira, Michael Chandler and Justin Gathjea, meaning that he still has 3 fights remaining in his UFC contract.
- Edson Barboza: Barboza signed a 6-fight deal with UFC in 2021. He revealed this information in an interview with MMA Junkie. He has fought 4 times since then and has 2 fights still left as per the deal.
- Erin Blanchfield: Blanchfield revealed that she has signed a new 4-fights deal with UFC. She has fought twice since then, and still has 2 fights remaining in her contract.
- Gilbert Burns: Burns tweeted in June 2022 that he has signed a new multi-fight deal with UFC. No more details were provided related to the deal.
- Hasbulla Magomedov: Social Media star, Hasbulla “Mini Khabib” revealed that he has signed a deal to fight” in UFC.
- Israel Adesanya: Adesanya informed in early 2022 that he has signed a new multi-fight contract with UFC just before UFC 271. He also said that this deal makes him the second-highest-paid athlete on the UFC roster.
- Jared Cannonier: Cannonier said at MMA Hour that he signed a new contract in early 2022 and his fight at UFC 271 against Derek Brunson was the first fight under the new contract. He also revealed that he now earns a six-figure salary as per the new contract.
- Jéssica Andrade: Andrade signed a new deal with the promotion just before her short notice fight against Erin Blanchfield. Andrade revealed that the new fight pays her atleast 3 times of her old contract. It is expected that the new deal has atleast 6 fights.
- Jon Jones: Dana White announced in January 2023 that Jon Jones has signed a new 8-fight deal with the promotion. His fight against Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 will be the first one under this contract.
- Justin Gaethje: Gaethje signed a new deal with UFC in 2021 as per his statement given to ESPN. The details around the new contract are not revealed but it is expected that Gaethje will be seen in at least 3 more bouts inside the octagon.
- Kevin Lee: Lee signed back with UFC in early 2023 in a deal expected for at least 4 fights.
- Manel Kape: Kape announced on June 30, 2023, that he signed a new deal with UFC.
- Leon Edwards: Leon Edwards signed a multi-fight deal with UFC in January 2020. Although the details were not revealed, the deal is expected to have 6 to 8 fights. Edwards has since fought four times inside the octagon, so there are at least 2 fights remaining in his UFC contract.
- Marc-Andre Barriault: Barriault announced in August 2023, that he signed a new multi-fight deal with UFC.
- Michael Bisping: Bisping signed a four-year deal with UFC for commentary duties in mid-2021. Former UFC Middleweight Championship will work as a color commentator with UFC until 2025 as per this deal.
- Paddy Pimblett: Pimblett’s manager said in an interview that he has signed a new contract after March 2022, which earns him more than $50,000 per fight. However, it remains unclear how many fights are there in his new contract.
- Paulo Costa: Costa signed a new contract in 2023 after pulling back from his fight against Robert Whittaker. The new contract earns him $1 million per fight as per his own admission.
- Petr Yan: Yan signed a new deal with UFC in January 2022, which was likely for 6 more fights. He has fought 3 times since then.
- Randy Brown: Welterweight Brown signed a new deal with UFC in May 2023. No more details are available on the deal.
- Sean O’Malley: In February 2023, Dana White announced that O’Malley has signed a new 8 fights deal with UFC.
- Deigo Lopes: Lopes tweeted in September 2023 that he has signed a new deal.
