Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back at it again last Saturday night (Jan. 19, 2019) with the UFC on ESPN+ 1: “Cejudo vs Dillashaw” mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which took place inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Headlining the event was a Flyweight title fight that saw division champion, Henry Cejudo, knockout out Bantamweight kingpin, T.J. Dillashaw, via 32-second knockout (see it). For their efforts, both men each took home $40,000 in sponsorship money.
Also going home with a fat sponsorship check was Donald Cerrone, who scored a $20,000 payday from Reebok, adding to his already-impressive bankroll he collected on Saturday for knocking out Alexander Hernandez.
But, that’s not all! Take a look at the entire Reebok payouts (courtesy of MMA Junkie):
Henry Cejudo: $40,000 def. T.J. Dillashaw: $40,000
Allen Crowder: $3,500 def. Greg Hardy: $3,500
Gregor Gillespie: $5,000 def. Yancy Medeiros: $10,000
Joseph Benavidez: $20,000 def. Dustin Ortiz: $10,000
Paige VanZant: $5,000 def. Rachael Ostovich: $3,500
Glover Teixeira: $15,000 def. Karl Roberson: $4,000
Donald Cerrone: $20,000 def. Alexander Hernandez: $3,500
Joanne Calderwood: $5,000 def. Ariane Lipski: $3,500
Alonzo Menifield: $3,500 def. Vinicius Castro: $3,500
Cory Sandhagen: $3,500 def. Mario Bautista: $3,500
Dennis Bermudez: $15,000 def. Te Edwards: $3,500
Geoff Neal: $3,500 def. Belal Muhammad: $5,000
Chance Rencountre: $3,500 def. Kyle Stewart: $3,500
TOTAL: $239,500
According to the payout structure (see it), the more fights a fighter has accumulated — combined with UFC and the now-defunct World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) and Strikeforce promotions — the more coin he or she gets to fill his or her combat sports piggy bank. And the less fights a fighter has under the “ZUFFA” umbrella … well, the less he or she gets. 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 to 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.
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