A star’s or pro athlete’s salary is something that always leads to a stir-up in the fandom. While most of the time it’s just the fans who are left in shock, sometimes, fellow stars from the company have a similar reaction to these things. Such is the case of Phil Brooks a.k.a CM Punk. CEO of UFC, Dana White revealed how much CM Punk was making at UFC during his short tenure with the company. Along with that, he also talked about how he left Hall of Famer Brock Lesnar as he claimed a huge bag.

How much was CM Punk paid at UFC?

Amidst the ongoing anti-trust lawsuit filed against UFC, White revealed the details of how much the Second City Saint was paid during his time at UFC. Along with that, he also talked about how it led to a mixed reaction from the roster. During a conversation with the attorney, White stated how Punk’s salary at UFC caused some stir-up amongst the players. He said, “People went crazy when they saw what he got paid…. Even the women.”

According to the reports that were disclosed during the hearing, it was stated that Punk made a flat $500,000 per fight. Apart from that, the experts working on the case believe that Punk made a whopping $1,042,736 for his debut match against Mickey Gall at UFC 203 in September 2016.

This is a shocker as Brock Lesnar who made his debut way before Punk made $4.6 million collectively during his time at UFC. Apart from that, the former AEW star was promised an additional bonus if the pay-per-view ticket sales crossed the 200,000 buys mark.

What’s more surprising is that Punk had a rather short and lackluster UFC career as compared to Brock Lesnar.

How was CM Punk’s UFC career compared to Brock Lesnar?

The Beast Incarnate made his UFC debut in 2008. His career spanned almost 8 years as the star was released from UFC in 2016. On the other hand, Punk made his UFC debut in 2016 and decided to leave the promotion in 2018. Lesnar competed in the heavyweight category while Punk competed in the welterweight category. During his career, Lesnar participated in a total of eight fights.

On the other hand, Punk participated in just two fights in his entire UFC career. Lesnar won 4 of the 8 fights he had participated in. Apart from that Lesnar was the UFC Heavyweight champion for almost 700 days. On the other hand, Punk lost one of the two matches he had participated in and his other match was a no contest. Punk has never won any titles during his time at UFC.

Do you think UFC might have considered Punk as a ‘viewership magnet’ and thus decided to pay him more than any star in the company?

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