The head of AMC Fight Nights promotion Kamil Hajiev revealed that the budget of the upcoming rematch between Vladimir Mineyev and Magomed Ismailov is $1 million. According to the functionary, half of the amount will go to fighters' purses.
"Half for purses. The rest is the advertising campaign the casino launched, technical expenses, flights and hotels. Sochi is not a cheap city. Even to feed a person, you have to pay five times more.
Sometimes you can make money on a small tournament, but there is no emotional satisfaction. And there's a big tournament, you go into minus, but the effect comes later. There are new markets, new partners, monetization. From a commercial point of view it will be one of the most successful projects," Gadzhiev said.
Mineyev-Ismailov 2 will take place on October 16 at AMC Fight Nights 104 tournament in Sochi. Their first meeting, which took place in October 2018, ended in a draw.
