UFC Fight Night 84 went down this past weekend (Sat., Feb. 27, 2016) inside the O2 Arena in London, England, and now it’s time to see who went home with the biggest slice of the Reebok sponsorship pie.
For complete UFC Fight Night 84: “Silva vs. Bisping” results and coverage of all the night’s action click here.
The biggest sponsorship earner of the night was Michael Bisping, who walked away with a $20,000 check from the sports apparel giant after defeating former Middleweight champion, Anderson Silva, in the main event of the evening.
For his troubles, “The Spider” earned a $15,000 sponsorship check, coming in second against “The Count” for the second time in London. Thales Leites, who came up short against Gegard Mousasi, was the third highest sponsorship winner, racking up a $10,000 check.
Check out the rest of the payouts courtesy of MMA Junkie:
Michael Bisping: $20,000 def. Anderson Silva: $15,000
Gegard Mousasi: $5,000 def. Thales Leites: $10,000
Tom Breese: $2,500 def. Keita Nakamura: $2,500
Brad Pickett: $10,000 def. Francisco Rivera: $5,000
Makwan Amirkhani: $2,500 def. Mike Wilkinson: $2,500
Davey Grant: $2,500 def. Marlon Vera: $2,500
Scott Askham: $2,500 def. Chris Dempsey: $2,500
Arnold Allen: $2,500 def. Yaotzin Meza: $5,000
Krzysztof Jotko: $2,500 def. Brad Scott: $2,500
Rustam Khabilov: $5,000 def. Norman Parke: $5,000
Daniel Omielanczuk: $2,500 def. Jarjis Danho: $2,500
Teemu Packalen: $2,500 def. Thibault Gouti: $2,500
David Teymur: $2,500 def. Martin Svensson: $2,500TOTAL: $120,000
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.