UFC Fight Night 150 — which aired live on ESPN+ from inside BB&T Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., this past weekend (Sat., April 27, 2019) — is now in the rear-view mirror, so it’s time to see who made out with the biggest piece of the Reebok sponsorship pie. Leading the way was long-time veteran Andrei Arlovski, who suffered a split-decision loss to Augusto Sakai. Despite the setback, “The Pitbull” managed to walk away with a $20,000 check from the sports apparel outfitter. Ronaldo Souza, Glover Teixeira and Ben Saunders all tied for the next largest payouts to the tune of $15,000.
But, that’s not all! Take a look at the entire Reebok payouts (courtesy of MMA Junkie).
Jack Hermansson: $5,000 def. Ronaldo Souza: $15,000
Greg Hardy: $3,500 def. Dmitrii Smoliakov: $3,500
Mike Perry: $5,000 def. Alex Oliveira: $10,000
Glover Teixeira: $15,000 def. Ion Cutelaba: $5,000
Cory Sandhagen: $4,000 def. John Lineker: $15,000
Roosevelt Roberts: $3,500 def. Thomas Gifford: $3,500
Takashi Sato: $3,500 def. Ben Saunders: $15,000
Augusto Sakai: $3,500 def. Andrei Arlovski: $20,000
Carla Esparza: $5,000 def. Virna Jandiroba: $3,500
Gilbert Burns: $10,000 def. Mike Davis: $3,500
Jim Miller: $20,000 def. Jason Gonzalez: $4,000
Angela Hill: $5,000 def. Jodie Esquibel: $3,500
Dhiego Lima: $5,000 def. Court McGee: $10,000
TOTAL: $199,500
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 Endeavor 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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