UFC News: CM Punk’s Estimated Pay For UFC 225

It was an up-and-down week last week for former WWE Superstar CM Punk, after feeling great relief when the trial in the lawsuit by WWE Doctor Chris Amann against Punk and Colt Cabana ended with neither man having to pay any damages. Then Saturday night, Punk stepped back into the octagon on pay-per-view for his second career bout at UFC 225 in his hometown of Chicago to face Mike Jackson.

The opening fight of the main card saw Punk manage to last the full three rounds, however he took a beating throughout and lost by unanimous decision to bring his career record to 0-2. Despite taking the loss, a new report has revealed that Punk is still coming out on the winning end of the purse and it’s not even close.

The Sports Daily has a report with the estimated earnings for all the UFC 225 competitors, based off of past pay-outs. It’s being estimated that Punk will bring home $500,000 for showing and a $3,500 fight week incentive. Meanwhile, estimates for his opponent, the winner of the fight Mike Jackson, are at $23,500-$10,000 for showing and a $3,500 fight week incentive.

EA’s Take: I have to start off by saying, I’m done with CM Punk as a wrestling fan, so I have no reason to support him here. However, I will say the truth and the fact of the matter is this; he’s still a draw, even in the UFC world. There was still a ton of interest in what he’d do in his second fight, which is why he deserves to get paid more. That’s exactly why people like Brock Lesnar or Ronda Rousey deserve to get paid more in WWE. They draw, bottom line. Mike Jackson should be thanking CM Punk for allowing him to be the next guy beating his brains out and get his 15 minutes of fame.

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