Dricus Du Plessis STAGGERING salary REVEALED!

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UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis continues to make history and a lot of big-money too.

Dricus du Plessis successfully defended his middleweight belt after DESTROYING Sean Strickland in the brutal rematch.

Moreover, he is the first-ever South African UFC champion. So, his legacy, reputation, skill and hard work have all taken him to this point in his career. Therefore, he is “worth his weight in gold”.

DRICUS DU PLESSIS SALARY

When Dricus became champion, he had a $300 000 base salary. Fast forward to today, just over one year later and his earnings increased substantially.

Now, Dricus is believed to have received a $1.2 million base salary. This quotes to over R22 million (R22. 09 million) for SA’s first UFC Champion.

Meaning, in the space of a year his salary has quadrupled. In the space of three very succussful fights.

Firstly, he rose to fame as Strickland fell from Glory to become SA’s first-ever UFC middleweight champion. Thereafter, he du Plessis stunned the UFC world when he forced Adesanya to submit in his first title defence. Finally, moments ago he stamped (and elbowed) his authority over Strickland and the entire middleweight division.

COMPILED EARNINGS AS HE PILES UP W’S

With each ‘W” (Win), du Plessis salary, match bonuses and advertising bonuses have all skyrocketed.

“Du Plessis was guaranteed a payday and base salary of $1.2 million, and he’s expected to have another added fee of $400,000, which is his PPV payout, along with a $42,000 in sponsorships,” the report read on Briefly.

Therefore, Dricus took home roughly R30 million ($1.642) following his show of dominance over Strickland. This will continue to grow the longer Du Plessis remains champions.