But how much did the Beast Incarnate get paid during his time with the UFC? New reports suggest that Lesnar got paid more per fight than what was previously imagined.

In case you didn’t know…

Before Conor McGregor came to the fore and helped in skyrocketing the monetary gains of the UFC, Brock Lesnar was the undisputed top draw of the promotion. The PPVs he featured in sold the most and the buys reached record-setting figures.

It was always believed that Brock Lesnar made $250,000 per fight when he first debuted at UFC 81. Just to put it into perspective, other fighters on the UFC 81 card didn’t even make half of what he pocketed. His earnings increased as he became successful and managed to capture the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Brock Lesnar was guaranteed a pay packet of $1.65 Million and it didn’t matter if he won or lost the fight.

This was excluding the fight purse, which went up to $400,000 for his UFC 100 showdown against Frank Mir. It was additionally stated that he made $2 Million for UFC’s 100th event.

These revelations were made in court documents released as part of the ongoing legal battles between UFC and many former UFC fighters, also known as the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit.

More figures regarding Brock Lesnar’s pay scheme were revealed in Hal J. Singer’s (Plaintiffs’ expert witness) Expert Report.

The heart of the matter

The Expert Report has revealed that Lesnar made $750,000 per fight as a non-champion, which was paid in two installments via a company named DEATHCLUTCH.

He would receive the first half 30 days after the fight and the second once 60 days had gone by.

Here are the official transcripts from the documents via writer and lawyer Jason Cruz:

If all of the figures are tallied and his UFC tenure is taken into consideration, Brock Lesnar’s net worth got increased by approximately $7,857,000 from fighting for the promotion from 2008 to 2011.

What’s next?

Brock Lesnar is scheduled to defend the WWE Universal Championship against Seth Rollins at SummerSlam on August 11th. The former UFC Heavyweight Champion has seemingly retired from MMA and a return to the Octagon is a highly unlikely phenomenon going forward.

Even if it comes down to the money, Vince McMahon has enough in the bank to keep Brock Lesnar satisfied and quite possibly, one of the richest talents on the WWE roster.

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