UFC Fight Night 104 went down last night (Sat., Feb. 4, 2017) inside Toyota, Center in Houston, Texas and now it’s time to see who went home with the largest slice of the Reebok sponsorship pie.
For complete UFC Fight Night 104 results and coverage click here.
One of the biggest earners of the night was Dennis Bermudez, who took home a $10,000 sponsorship check from Reebok after losing to Chan Sung Jung via first-round knockout (see it again here). As for “The Korean Zombie,” he walked away with $5,000 from the sports apparel giant.
Ovince Saint Preux was the other higher sponsorship earner in defeat, as he also cashed in with a $10,000 check from Reebok. The payout totaled just $90,000, ans was one of the lowest ever sponsorship payouts since the Reebok-UFC deal became official a couple of years ago.
Check out the rest of the Reebok sponsorship payouts via MMA Junkie:
Chan Sung Jung: $5,000 def. Dennis Bermudez: $10,000
Felice Herrig: $2,500 def. Alexa Grasso: $2,500
James Vick: $5,000 def. Abel Trujillo: $5,000
Volkan Oezdemir: $2,500 def. Ovince Saint Preux: $10,000
Marcel Fortuna: $2,500 def. Anthony Hamilton: $5,000
Jessica Andrade: $5,000 def. Angela Hill: $2,500
Curtis Blaydes: $2,500 def. Adam Milstead: $2,500
Chas Skelly: $5,000 def. Chris Gruetzemacher: $2,500
Ricardo Lucas Ramos: $2,500 def. Michinori Tanaka: $2,500
Tecia Torres: $2,500 def. Bec Rawlings: $2,500
Niko Price: $2,500 def. Alex Morono: $2,500
Khalil Rountree: $2,500 def. Daniel Jolly: $2,500TOTAL: $90,000
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.