Renato Moicano earned a millionaire value to face Islam makhachev (Photo: Instagram)
It seems like Renato Moicano gained much more than that the disclosed to accept the fight against Islam makhachev. With the back injury of Arman Tsarukyan, the Brazilian was called at the last minute to face the lightweight champion (up to 70,3 kg) in the main fight of the UFC 311, which took place last Saturday (18), in California (USA). However, he was unable to overcome the Russian fighter, and was submitted in the first round. It was Makhachev's fourth successful belt defense in the organization.
Moicano received a hefty payday to accept the fight, which was reported to be $250 (approximately R$1,51 million). However, speaking on his podcast Show me the money, the Brazilian revealed that he earned more than US$900 (approximately R$5,4 million) to accept the fight.
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“I got a nice check,” Moicano said.
The co-hosts then asked the fighter if his salary was more or less than 9 bitcoins, which is equivalent to approximately R$5,4 million in total, which he revealed was more. However, he complained about California taxes.
“Man, f**k California, bro, if you live in California, I feel for you, bro. This state is a s**t, bro. I think California is worse (than New York), with so many homeless people… The taxation was crazy, crazy,” Moicano highlighted.
Moicano also stated that the event sold more when he took the stage in place of Arman Tsarukyan. According to him, the UFC informed him that pay-per-view sales increased after the promotion announced that he would face Makhachev at the last minute.
“Someone told me that after Arman left, they sold even more pay-per-views. Everyone was excited because there was something different. You don’t see that very often,” he concluded.
Renato Moicano He now has 20 wins, six losses and one draw as a professional and had his four-fight winning streak snapped. Even with the loss to Islam, the Brazilian is still in the UFC's top 10 lightweights.
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