Islam Makhachev earned $200,000 in disclosed base pay at UFC 311 while his short-notice replacement opponent took home $250,000. Ilia Topuria pulled $2.4 million from his Holloway fight. Islam Makhachev recently pushed back against Ilia Topuria’s version of events leading up to a potential UFC White House fight. The Dagestani placed the blame for their failed matchup on.