UFC Fight Night 98 went down last night (Sat., Nov. 5, 2016) inside Mexico Arena in Mexico City, Mexico and now it’s time to see who went home with the largest slice of the Reebok sponsorship pie.
For complete UFC Fight Night 98: “Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson” results and play-by-play, click here.
The biggest sponsorship earner of the night was longtime veteran Diego Sanchez, who took home a $20,00 check from Reebok following his win over Marcin Held on the co-main event (see it). Rafael dos Anjos also scored a $20,000 payout from the sports apparel giant following his loss to Tony Ferguson in the headlining act.
That’s not all.
Check out the rest of the payouts courtesy of MMA Junkie:
Tony Ferguson: $10,000 def. Rafael dos Anjos: $20,000
Diego Sanchez: $20,000 def. Marcin Held: $2,500
Ricardo Lamas: $15,000 def. Charles Oliveira: $15,000
Martin Bravo: $2,500 def. Claudio Puelles: $2,500
Beneil Dariush: $5,000 def. Rashid Magomedov: $2,500
Alexa Grasso: $2,500 def. Heather Clark: $2,500
Martin Bravo: $2,500 def. Claudio Puelles: $2,500
Erik Perez: $5,000 def. Felipe Arantes: $5,000
Joe Soto: $2,500 def. Marco Beltran: $2,500
Max Griffin: $2,500 def. Erick Montano: $2,500
Douglas Silva de Andrade: $2,500 def. Henry Briones: $2,500
Sam Alvey: $5,000 def. Alex Nicholson: $2,500
Polo Reyes: $2,500 def. Jason Novelli: $2,500
Enrique Barzola: $2,500 def. Chris Avila: $2,500TOTAL: $147,500
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.