UFC Fight Night 82 went down last night (Sat., Feb. 6, 2016) inside the MGM Grand garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and now it’s time to see who went home with the biggest slice of the Reebok sponsorship pie.
For complete UFC Fight Night 82: “Hendricks vs. Thompson” results and coverage of all the night’s action click here.
Johny Hendricks, Joseph Benavidez and Roy Nelson each walked away with a $15,000 sponsorship check after their respective fights at the Fox Sports 1- televised event. The big winner of the night, Stephen Thompson, earned himself a $5,000 sponsorship payday for his knockout win over “Bigg Rigg.”
Josh Burkman scored a $10,000 payday from Reebok after his win over K.J. Noons (recap). Check out the rest of the payouts courtesy of MMA Junkie:
Stephen Thompson: $5,000 def. Johny Hendricks: $15,000
Roy Nelson: $15,000 def. Jared Rosholt: $5,000
Rafael Cavalcante: $5,000 def. Ovince Saint Preux: $10,000
Joseph Benavidez: $15,000 def. Zach Makovsky: $5,000
Mike Pyle: $15,000 def. Sean Spencer: $5,000
Josh Burkman: $10,000 def. K.J. Noons: $5,000
Derrick Lewis: $5,000 def. Damian Grabowski: $2,500
Justin Scoggins: $5,000 def. Noad Lahat: $2,500
Diego Rivas: $2,500 def. Noad Lahat: $2,500
Mickey Gall: $2,500 vs. Mike Jackson: $2,500
Alex White: $2,500 def. Artem Lobov: $2,500TOTAL: $140,000
So, how are payouts determined?
According to the revamped payout structure (see it), the more fights you have combined with UFC and the now-defunct World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) and Strikeforce promotions, the more coin you have for your combat sports piggy bank.
And the less fights you have under the ZUFFA banner… well, the less you get. If you have a problem with the structure, take it up with UFC, not Reebok.
According to the report, fighters will also receive royalty and payments up to 20-30 percent of any UFC-related merchandise sold that bears his or her likeness. That’s a great way for the Internet “morons” to help the cause.