With two most anticipated championship fights the Riyad Season Noche UFC returns to Las Vegas where the event will take place at 3pm ET on Saturday of 14th September. Here we will get to know about the details of the upcoming fight between Sean O’Malley, Merab Dvalishvili and their payout of the night.
The Face-off to Defend Bantamweight Championship
In the upcoming fight Sean O’Malley currently #1 on the bantamweight class will defend his Bantamweight champion title from the #2 on the list Merab Dvalishvilli.Â
O’Malley also known as Suga is the face and the star of the night as he gears up against Davilishvilli. As he is on a 6 win streak he is looking forward to retaining his title. Moreover he won most of his fights from takedowns contributing to 61% of his wins. With 18 wins and only 1 loss O’Malley is pretty confident in himself to keep his streak going.
Dvalishvili going by the stage name The Machine is currently on a 10 win streak with 17 wins and 4 losses on his belt. He has won most of his fights by decision amounting to 76% of his wins. Although the odds are stacked against him, The challenger is looking forward to taking himself up the ladder by earning the Bantamweight title for himself.
The Purse and Payout of the Night
Although the purse isn’t announced beforehand by the UFC, we can do an analysis of it based on previous fights. Through analyzing various sources we can say that the purse of the upcoming fight will be nearly $5 million along with the PPV share.
How Much Will Sean O’Malley Earn?
O’Malley first earned his major sum of money in UFC 292 when he bagged nearly $1,182,000 dollars. Later on he went on to earn $2.3 million including PPV shares from UFC 299 when he defeated Marlon Vera. Besides that he also earned extra $50,000 that night for his performance. So Sean O’Malley is set to earn nearly $3 million including the 50% PPV share at the Noche UFC.Â
How Much Will Merab Dvalishvilli Earn?
Dvalishvilli earned $221,000 from his last fight against Henry Cejudo along with PPV share. In the upcoming match he is set to get a similar amount of six figures payout that will likely amount to nearly $350,000. Besides that he will receive 40% of the PPV share.
How to Watch
The main event will be exclusively available as a pay per view on ESPN+. It will cost fans $79.99 to tune in for the night.