Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back at it again last Saturday night (Dec. 15, 2018) with the UFC on FOX 31: “Lee vs. Iaquinta 2” mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which took place inside Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Headlining the event was a Lightweight fight between Al Iaquinta and Kevin Lee, who took part in an entertaining five-round Lightweight fight (see it again here). For their efforts, both men took home $10,000 in sponsorship money. The biggest earners of the night, however, were Charles Oliveira and Jim Miller, both of whom banked $20,000 from the sports apparel giant.
But that’s not all! Take a look at the entire Reebok payouts (courtesy of MMA Junkie):
Al Iaquinta: $10,000 def. Kevin Lee: $10,000
Edson Barboza: $15,000 def. Dan Hooker: $10,000
Rob Font: $5,000 def. Sergio Pettis: $10,000
Charles Oliveira: $20,000 def. Jim Miller: $20,000
Zak Ottow: $5,000 def. Dwight Grant: $3,500
Drakkar Klose: $4,000 def. Bobby Green: $10,000
Joaquim Silva: $4,000 def. Jared Gordon: $4,000
Jack Hermansson: $5,000 def. Gerald Meerschaert: $5,000
Dan Ige: $3,500 def. Jordan Griffin: $3,500
Mike Rodriguez: $3,500 def. Adam Milstead: $4,000
Zak Cummings: $5,000 def. Trevor Smith: $10,000
Juan Adams: $3,500 def. Chris De La Rocha: $4,000
TOTAL: $177,500
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 banner … 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.