Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven | DAZN - May 23, 2026

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Live Weigh In

[Sendo Takeshi]

• Ngannou only reportedly made $1.5m against Lins and Lins only making $500k. Even the main event paid less than $3m between them.

To be fair, those are, like you said, the "disclosed purses". Fighters like Adesanya used to say it's not what they actually get because they get some type of "backroom bonus".

In his last fight, he had a reported purse of 500k, while his opponent had 400k, and there is no way that's accurate (at least for Izzy..).
It's possible those numbers aren't the actual numbers (even though 1.5 million is already too much for fighting a random light heavyweight...).

I'm not sure if Rico will make 10M with this fight either, it sounds a bit high to me, maybe if he wins.
But if I could grab 11 with MMA or 8 with boxing I probably would have chosen boxing as well.
Half what he did all his life was boxing, if not more.

I mean, the reporter in your video estimated 20 mio. for Rico (even though that's probaly a bit too high).

[joshj909]

• Ngannou only reportedly made $1.5m against Lins and Lins only making $500k. Even the main event paid less than $3m between them.

To be fair, those are, like you said, the "disclosed purses". Fighters like Adesanya used to say it's not what they actually get because they get some type of "backroom bonus".

In his last fight, he had a reported purse of 500k, while his opponent had 400k, and there is no way that's accurate (at least for Izzy..).
It's possible those numbers aren't the actual numbers (even though 1.5 million is already too much for fighting a random light heavyweight...).

I'm not sure if Rico will make 10M with this fight either, it sounds a bit high to me, maybe if he wins.
But if I could grab 11 with MMA or 8 with boxing I probably would have chosen boxing as well.
Half what he did all his life was boxing, if not more.

I mean, the reporter in your video estimated 20 mio. for Rico (even though that's probaly a bit too high).

The proper purses for many UFC fights were disclosed in the class action they had over the past few years. None came over $10m.

https://www.themmadraw.com/p/several-to ... s-revealed

Ronda Rousey’s payouts

$574,720 vs. Liz Carmouche

$1,817,907 vs. Miesha Tate

$870,969 vs. Sara McMann

$1,063,688 vs. Alexis Davis

$1,458,282 vs. Cat Zingano

$2,642,204 vs. Bethe Correia

$4,476,662 or $4,536,932 vs. Holly Holm

$4,879,766 vs. Amanda Nunes

Conor McGregor’s payouts

$3,285,000 (includes $2.11M discretionary bonus) vs. Chad Mendes*

$4,476,662 or $4,536,932 vs. Jose Aldo — Aldo received $2,377,699

$5,576,315 vs. Nate Diaz 1 — Diaz received $2,838,158, and the PPV event generated $61 million.

$5,615,490 vs. Nate Diaz 2 — Diaz received $4,315,490.

$6,812,374 vs. Eddie Alvarez — the PPV event generated $66 million for UFC.

Brock Lesnar’s payouts

$3,000,000 vs. Alistair Overeem

$8,000,000 vs. Mark Hunt

Georges St-Pierre’s payouts

$4,314,289 vs. Jake Shields — Shields received $580,000

$3,197,908 vs. Carlos Condit

$4,116,690 vs. Nick Diaz

$3,555,344 vs. Johny Hendricks

Anderson Silva’s payouts

$2,506,034 vs. Vitor Belfort

$2,000,000 vs. Yushin Okami

$2,506,034 vs. Chael Sonnen 2 — Sonnen received $1,050,000

$2,000,000 vs. Stephan Bonnar

$3,222,253 vs. Chris Weidman

$4,374,326 vs. Chris Weidman 2

$3,429,082 vs. Nick Diaz

$3,250,000 vs. Michael Bisping

$4,208,675 vs. Daniel Cormier

Jon Jones’ payouts

$2,278,553 vs. Rashad Evans

$1,566,196 vs. Vitor Belfort

$2,750,000 vs. Chael Sonnen — Sonnen received $1,050,000

$1,173,560 vs. Alexander Gustafsson

$1,237,880 vs. Glover Teixeira

$3,637,500 vs. Daniel Cormier 1 — Cormier received $1,140,000

$2,677,530 vs. Ovince St. Preux

CM Punk

$1,042,736 vs. Mickey Gall

BJ Penn

$400,000 vs. Jon Fitch

$475,000 vs. Nick Diaz

$250,000 vs. Rory MacDonald

Demetrious Johnson

$245,000 vs. Henry Cejudo

$350,000 vs. Tim Elliott

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Followed by ~ 10.48pm BST | 5.48pm ET | 2.48pm PT

WBC Heavyweight Championship
Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) vs. Rico Verhoeven (1-0, 1 KO)

[Sendo Takeshi]

The First thing I've seen on this card was Ricos record and I thought that's a guy fighting on the prelims

Mohamed Mabrouk Yehya vs. Michael Kalyalya (3-4-2, 1 KO)

Dudes secound name is basically "congrats". Never seen that before.

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The First thing I've seen on this card was Ricos record and I thought that's a guy fighting on the prelims

Mohamed Mabrouk Yehya vs. Michael Kalyalya (3-4-2, 1 KO)

Dudes secound name is basically "congrats". Never seen that before.

It’s actually quite common in North Africa and parts of Middle East.

Other meaning are ‘blessed’ and ‘fortunate’..

[Sendo Takeshi]

The First thing I've seen on this card was Ricos record and I thought that's a guy fighting on the prelims

Mohamed Mabrouk Yehya vs. Michael Kalyalya (3-4-2, 1 KO)

Dudes secound name is basically "congrats". Never seen that before.

It’s actually quite common in North Africa and parts of Middle East.

Other meaning are ‘blessed’ and ‘fortunate’..

Okay, seems like I'm just clueless.

[skanksta]

This is an awesome venue no doubt.

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This is an awesome venue no doubt.

The backdrop.. and the triangle shaped monitors

[Sendo Takeshi]

Rolly should've fought Giyasov.. Now he get's out-pointed the sh!t out of him by Catteral.

[Heldenjaeger]

Rolly should've fought Giyasov.. Now he get's out-pointed the sh!t out of him by Catteral.

Isn't he retired?

[Sendo Takeshi]

Rolly should've fought Giyasov.. Now he get's out-pointed the sh!t out of him by Catteral.

Isn't he retired?

Nah, my goat is just on a little run.

[joshj909]

I'm not sure if Rico will make 10M with this fight either, it sounds a bit high to me, maybe if he wins.
But if I could grab 11 with MMA or 8 with boxing I probably would have chosen boxing as well.
Half what he did all his life was boxing, if not more.

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Perhaps a fight with Joshua that didn't come off was a bigger offer? If that was the case, he didn't turn it down, Joshua had a crash and couldn't fight

[881073]

I'm not sure if Rico will make 10M with this fight either, it sounds a bit high to me, maybe if he wins.
But if I could grab 11 with MMA or 8 with boxing I probably would have chosen boxing as well.
Half what he did all his life was boxing, if not more.

https://share.google/gb6t5IZsDXkAkGkDa

Perhaps a fight with Joshua that didn't come off was a bigger offer? If that was the case, he didn't turn it down, Joshua had a crash and couldn't fight

No, he said it was a MMA fight against Francis Ngannou with Netflix involved, but he declined that one because of legacy in boxing or so he says. I do think he himself thinks he probably got higher odds of winning in boxing since he is already boxing for ages, just not on a big stage, he only did kickboxing at a big stage.
He was talking about fighting AJ even before AJ his Jake Paul fight if I remember it correct. I think he had the feeling they were close to a future deal, but then the car crash happened and he essentially did his preperation for nothing. Then from what I understood it was Peter Fury who said, why not fight Usyk then instead? Then he asked and told about it around including to Jason Statham and Jason did a chat for him eventually leading to all this.
It is funny somehow how Usyk is taking care of AJ in the last few months.
AJ essentially had it all and then lost it all in one unexpected moment. I do feel sorry for AJ and I do appriciate it from Usyk that he takes care of AJ at this moment in his life.

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[Tony1244]

Haven't watched it yet but I'm amazed by the judges scorecards.

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Another view

[UpneyUppercut]

Looks like Usyk didn't train seriously and nearly came unstuck.
Rico done brilliant,really enjoyable fight but Usyk showed his skills when most needed

[JCS]

Never change boxing.. never change.

[Boxingguru75]

Fun night that can be run back. I think most online didn’t see the fight just saw clip of the stoppage. They need to see Rico being dropped hard, spitting his mouthpiece and getting at least a 20sec break by the ref. Usyk can be seen getting upset that he isn’t be allowed to stop him. Then they are order back Usyk wobbles him and quick stoppage takes place. Rico in my opinion would have been stopped quickly in the 11th if not for the long break or in the 12th. And if he survives he loses on points. Great credit to Rico. Tough guy and he has a place in boxing. Usyk shouldn’t be that heavy but who knows what all he goes through.

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Rico should have gotten a 12th round. I don't think there's any denying that. The ref literally waited until the bell rang to end the round before jumping in to stop the fight. I don't think it's a given that Usyk stops him in the 12th, either. But watching him try it would have made for the best round of the fight!
Usyk also should have *needed* to get the knockout, too. Those cards were way generous to him. He was losing most rounds just by not accomplishing enough to make up for getting outworked so bad.

[DrDuke]

Looks like Usyk didn't train seriously and nearly came unstuck.
Rico done brilliant,really enjoyable fight but Usyk showed his skills when most needed

Yeah, it was likely the first bout of Usyk on a higher level, which he didn't took seriously. Anyway, he hasn't scored that stoppage, it was premature and after the bell, damn it.

[Sendo Takeshi]

Probaly would've won on the judges scorecards or even in the 12th anyway, but if that's not s sign to retire..