Lightweight standout John Makdessi revealed that half of his gross fight purse from fighting at UFC 293 went towards a plethora of fees, the biggest being an absolutely insane 45% foreign federal tax charge.
Makdessi competed against Jamie Mullarkey during the prelim portion of the promotion’s return to Australia. The Bull’ came up short in his return to the Octagon, suffering a unanimous decision loss which would amount to his third defeat in his last four appearances. Following the contest, Makdess revealed, courtesy of a document shared by Bloody Elbow, that his fight purse dropped from $58,000 down to $28,461, a loss of nearly $30,000.