The event’s headliner, reigning UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, will receive $750,000 for stepping into the octagon, while his opponent, Elijah Topuria, will earn a minimum of $350,000.
The guaranteed fees for the runners-up, Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa, will be $300,000 and $250,000, respectively.
Russian Roman Kopylov, who opens the main card of the numbered event, will receive at least $80,000 for his performance.
At the same time, all fighters, except for the participants of the two main bouts and Mackenzie Dern, have a chance to double their fees in case of victory.
Whittaker, Costa and Dern can get $100,000 on top, while the title clash between Volkanovski and Topuria does not include a bonus.
The full list of guaranteed payouts for the UFC 298 tournament is as follows:
Aleksander Volkanovski: $750,000
Ilia Topuria: $350,000
Paulo Costa: $250,000
Robert Whittaker: $300,000
Ian Machado Garry: $55,000.
Jeff Neal: $108,000
Henry Sejudo: $150,000
Merab Dvalishvili: $105,000.
Anthony Hernandez: $66,000
Roman Kopylov: 80,000 dollars
Mackenzie Dern: $200,000
Amanda Lemos: $80,000.
Rinya Nakamura: $23,000.
Carlos Vera: $12,000
Minyan Zhang: $10,000
Brandson Ribeiro: $10,000.
Danny Barlow: $10,000
Josh Quinlan: $12,000.
Oban Elliott: $10,000
Valentine Woodburn: $15,000.
Andrea Lee: $70,000
Miranda Maverick: $75,000