It's never what they really made though. The UFC will never tell the public what they actually give the fighters.
DC told a story where his purse was $500,00. He thought that was all he was going to get. He said Dana walked in the locker room and handed him a million dollar check.
Plus all the endorsements and possible appearance fees they make during fight week.
You dead right on that. The number one thought/question that ALWAYS hits me is that IF fighters on average are making $50k-$300k a fight, how is it possible that they're profiting when they have to pay out their WHOLE training camp? Not unless Dana provides monetary compensation to all team trainers separately.