UFC 209 went down last night (Sat., March 4, 2017) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and now it’s time to see who went home with the biggest slice of the Reebok sponsorship pie.
For complete UFC 209: “Woodley vs Thompson 2” results and play-by-play, click HERE!
The highest earner of the night was Tyron Woodley, who walked away with a $40,000 sponsorship check after defeating Stephen Thompson (see it), who took home $30,000 from Reebok from his efforts.
Rashad Evans was another high earned, as he scored a $20,000 sponsorship check from the sports apparel giant after coming up short against Daniel Kelly. Take a look at the rest of the payouts courtesy of MMA Junkie:
Tyron Woodley: $40,000 def. Stephen Thompson: $30,000
David Teymur: $2,500 def. Lando Vannata: $2,500
Daniel Kelly: $5,000 def. Rashad Evans: $20,000
Cynthia Calvillo $2,500 def. Amanda Cooper: $2,500
Alistair Overeem: $10,000 def. Mark Hunt: $10,000
Marcin Tybura: $2,500 def. Luis Henrique: $2,500
Darren Elkins: $15,000 def. Mirsad Bektic: $2,500
Iuri Alcantara: $10,000 def. Luke Sanders: $2,500
Mark Godbeer: $2,500 def. Daniel Spitz: $2,500
Tyson Pedro: $2,500 def. Paul Craig: $2,500
Albert Morales: $2,500 def. Andre Soukhamath: $2,500
TOTAL: $175,000
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.