Arman Tsarukyan says his UFC pay has doubled following the $7.7 billion Paramount deal
Arman Tsarukyan has claimed that all UFC fighters have received a pay rise in 2026. MMA’s top promotion recently signed a seven-year deal with Paramount, valued at $7.
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Arman Tsarukyan has claimed that all UFC fighters have received a pay rise in 2026. MMA’s top promotion recently signed a seven-year deal with Paramount, valued at $7. 7 billion.
Before Justin Gaethje raised doubts by saying he didn’t earn anything extra for his fight with Paddy Pimblett at UFC 324 in January, Dana White had already promised that fighter pay would go up thanks to the new TV contract. Arman Tsarukyan opens up about fighter pay during chat with Ryan Garcia Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Arman Tsarukyan linked up with boxing star Ryan Garcia earlier this week, and the conversation quickly turned to fighter pay. The WBC welterweight champion wanted to know if UFC fighters should be earning more under Dana White.
“MMA fighters have gotta be paid more, but medium fighters, they get paid more than in boxing,” Tsarukyan responded. “Guys like you get paid five times more than a UFC champion, but if there is a medium fighter, who is top 10 or 12, he’s earning more than boxing guys. In boxing, it’s only the big names who get paid.
” Towards the end of their chat, Tsarukyan explained how the $7. 7 billion deal with Paramount has already started to change things for fighters. “They’ve already started paying more because of the new deal.