Kairouz Bros question Volkanovski's share of UFC 333 pay

Their payout rundown brings an unusually large audience, with viewers asking what fighters keep after paying their teams.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 247,999 views a day, 17 times a normal first day on this channel (14,630).

Reported UFC 333 Fighter Pay 💰 #ufc #ufc333

Kairouz Bros get through a card's worth of reported fighter pay in under a minute, but Alexander Volkanovski's estimated earnings give them their strongest objection: why isn't a star like him getting boxing-sized money?

Their Short, "Reported UFC 333 Fighter Pay 💰 #ufc #ufc333", passed 215,000 views in its first 17 hours, far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for Shorts. The comments were already more than forty times as numerous as on a typical first day.

The brothers begin with Alexander Volkov. "For a veteran in the UFC, I thought he'd be earning more," one host says. They then question Dominick Reyes being listed above Movsar Evloev and Merab Dvalishvili's estimated payout, before reaching Volkanovski at roughly $1.2 million. Their argument is that his purse should be much closer to those commanded by prominent boxers.

These are estimates, not confirmed paychecks: the accompanying Trash Talk episode identifies the payouts as BetMGM estimates. That distinction matters in a clip built around precise-looking salary overlays.

Viewers take the discussion beyond the headline purses, pointing to coaching, management and taxes as costs fighters still have to cover. Others call for a fighter-run union or question Volkov's compensation after years in the promotion.

The pay discussion is also part of the brothers' longer UFC 333 episode, alongside their case for placing Volkanovski above Khabib Nurmagomedov on the all-time list. Here, their argument about recognition becomes a question of compensation.

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The numbers

The payout Short drew far more views and comments than a typical Kairouz Bros Short, even before its first full day was complete.

the video's first day

usual first day here

14,630

this video

247,999

subscribers

131,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

189,272,210

views per day

188,127

typical day: 134,184

the video

views

215,176

likes

6,469

comments

553

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

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139,000

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131,000

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128,000

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119,000

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114,000

As of October 27, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.