Ahead of their first MMA event on Netflix on Saturday night, the MVP promotion have revealed that main event star Ronda Rousey will earn more than UFC: White House headliner Ilia Topuria, while even their lowest paid fighters will be earning far more than the UFC’s base pay rate.

“Here’s what I can say: I know how much Ronda Rousey is making for this event and it’s a lot more than what Ilia Topuria makes for fighting,” MVP’s Jake Paul stated on the Death Row MMA show.

Meanwhile, MVP’s co-founder Nakisa Bidarian has unveiled the minimum pay rate for their debut show is $40,000 guaranteed, which is a hefty step up from the UFC’s, whose lowest paid fighters receive $12,000 to show and $12,000 on top for a victory.

“They’re putting their lives on the line,” Bidarian told Helwani. “We’re not looking to take the credit. We’re not looking to fatten our pockets with their labor. This is a potential differentiation to bring fighters into the fold that may want to be properly compensated for their value.”

However, while Bidarian is eager to become a major new player in the sport, he’s admitted that they don’t believe that they will actually dislodge the UFC as the leading operator in MMA.

“We want to be a successful alternative product within the MMA space,” Bidarian said. “I can’t compete with the UFC. I’d be lying to myself if I thought that, right? That’s not the goal. But can I make an impact? Can I create opportunity, put on an amazing product and put all the money back into the shows and into the fighters. We’re pretty confident we can.”