Reebok payouts for UFC Fight Night 85: ‘Hunt vs. Mir’ in Australia total $110,000

UFC Fight Night 85 went down last night (Sat., March 19, 2016) inside the Brisbane Entertainment Center in Brisbane, Australia, and now it’s time to see who went home with the biggest slice of the Reebok sponsorship pie.
For complete UFC Fig…

UFC Fight Night 85 went down last night (Sat., March 19, 2016) inside the Brisbane Entertainment Center in Brisbane, Australia, and now it’s time to see who went home with the biggest slice of the Reebok sponsorship pie.

For complete UFC Fight Night 85: “Hunt vs. Mir” results and coverage of all the night’s action click here.

The biggest sponsorship earner of the night was Frank Mir, who walked away with an event high $20,000 check from the sports apparel giant in a losing effort Mark Hunt.

Video highlights here.

Speaking of Hunt, he scored a $10,000 sponsorship payday after delivering another highlight reel walk off knockout victory.

Check out the rest of the Reebok payouts courtesy of MMA Junkie:

Mark Hunt: $10,000 def. Frank Mir: $20,000
Neil Magny: $10,000 def. Hector Lombard: $5,000
Jake Matthews: $2,500 def. Johnny Case: $2,500
Daniel Kelly: $2,500 def. Antonio Carlos Junior: $2,500
Steve Bosse: $2,500 def. James Te Huna: $5,000
Bec Rawlings: $2,500 def. Seo Hee Ham: $2,500
Alan Jouban: $2,500 def. Brendan O’Reilly: $2,500
Dan Hooker: $2,500 def. Mark Eddiva: $2,500
Leslie Smith: $2,500 def. Rin Nakai: $2,500
Viscardi Andrade: $2,500 def. Richard Walsh: $2,500
Ross Pearson: $15,000 def. Chad Laprise: $2,500
Alan Patrick: $2,500 def. Damien Brown: $2,500

TOTAL: $110,000

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.

UFC on FOX 19: Ferguson vs. Nurmagomedov fight card

Take a look at the UFC on FOX 19 fight card set for Saturday, April 16th at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL, where Tony Ferguson fights Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event. There’s not another UFC event until April 10th, but the middle of the mo…

Take a look at the UFC on FOX 19 fight card set for Saturday, April 16th at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL, where Tony Ferguson fights Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event.

There’s not another UFC event until April 10th, but the middle of the month features a big FOX card in Tampa, Florida. In the main event, lightweight contenders Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov square off in a five-round bout. The co-main is between light heavyweights Rashad Evans and Glover Teixeira, who is filling in for the injured Mauricio Rua.

Rounding out the main card is a middleweight rematch between Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida. The first fight (at 205 lbs) ended in a Machida split decision win. Women’s strawweights Rose Namajunas and Tecia Torres open the main card in a rematch of their own, of which the first fight ended in a Torres victory in Invicta FC.

The preliminary card features lightweights Michael Chiesa and Beneil Dariush, as well as the return of Bethe Correia against Raquel Pennington, and John Dodson’s return to bantamweight vs. Manny Gamburyan.

Here’s a look at the full fight card, although the preliminary card bout order isn’t set yet:

Main Card (FOX, 8 PM ET)

Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Rashad Evans vs. Glover Teixeira
Dan Henderson vs. Lyoto Machida
Rose Namajunas vs. Tecia Torres

Preliminary Card (FOX, Fight Pass, Bout order TBD)

Michael Chiesa vs. Beneil Dariush
Bethe Correia vs. Raquel Pennington
Hacran Dias vs. Cub Swanson
Court McGee vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
John Dodson vs. Manny Gamburyan
Cezar Ferreira vs. Caio Magalhaes
Drew Dober vs. Islam Makhachev
Randy Brown vs. Michael Graves
Omari Akhmedov vs. Elizeu Zaleski

UR Fight: Fight card, results, live discussion, PPV details, start times

UR Fight goes down tonight and features a quadruple main event in various combat sports, live from Phoenix, Arizona. Check out the full fight card, start time, live discussion and other information regarding UR Fight. The very strange, myste…

UR Fight goes down tonight and features a quadruple main event in various combat sports, live from Phoenix, Arizona. Check out the full fight card, start time, live discussion and other information regarding UR Fight.

The very strange, mysterious and unique UR Fight goes down tonight and will feature a quadruple main event in four different sports. Contest winner Vyron Phillips squares off with boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. in a boxing match with a $100,000 prize payout on the line, late replacement MMA fighters Shannon Ritch and Mavrick Harvey go toe-to-toe (original plan was Ken Shamrock/Dan Severn III, then Tank Abbott/Dan Severn II, but both fights fizzled out), Kurt Angle pro-wrestles Rey Mysterio, and finally, retired UFC star Chael Sonnen and current UFC middleweight contender Michael Bisping compete in a grappling match against each other.

MoreRoy Jones Jr.’s UR Fight opponent: ‘My life has changed overnight’

Check out the details of the madness below.

Fight Card

  • Roy Jones Jr. vs. Vyron Phillips – boxing
  • Shannon Ritch vs. Mavrick Harvey – MMA
  • Kurt Angle vs. Rey Mysterio – pro-wrestling
  • Chael Sonnen vs. Michael Bisping – grappling
Location: Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona
Start time: 9pm ET/6pm PT
Where to watch: $11.99 USD iPPV available on URshow.TV
Bloody Elbow is the place to be for live discussion of tonight’s event, as well as a write-up with complete results post-event. Feel free to let us know in the comment section below whether or not you plan on ordering UR Fight, and if you do, give us your thoughts on the event throughout the evening. You never know when a card ca

UR Fight: Live Results, Play-by-Play and Fight Card Highlights

While Bellator MMA drew both criticism and eyeballs with its freak show event that pitted a 52-year-old Ken Shamrock against a 49-year-old Royce Gracie, UR Fight may have just one-upped them. With a card comprised entirely of, as Bjorn Rebney would hav…

While Bellator MMA drew both criticism and eyeballs with its freak show event that pitted a 52-year-old Ken Shamrock against a 49-year-old Royce Gracie, UR Fight may have just one-upped them. With a card comprised entirely of, as Bjorn Rebney would have put it, “cirque du soleil” fights, UR Fight is offering fans a crazy event that has an old-school Dynamite-type feel. 

The full card, which includes four different combat sports, is as follows:

  • Boxing: Roy Jones Jr. def. Vyron Phillips at 2:30 of Round 2.
  • MMA: Shannon Ritch def. Mavrick Harvey by submission via rear-naked choke at 1:32 of Round 1.
  • Grappling: Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping fight to an automatic draw.
  • Pro Wrestling: Rey Mysterio def. Kurt Angle two falls to one.

Bleacher Report will be here to live-blog the event and deliver you all the highlights and results. The event starts at 9 p.m. ET, so make sure to circle back at start time.

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Video: Watch Taekwondo black belt Joe Rogan knockout Nick Diaz … in the new UFC 2 video game

Ever want to play as UFC color commentator and Taekwondo black belt Joe Rogan in the virtual world? Now you can!
The longtime mixed martial arts (MMA) practitioner is an unlockable character in the new UFC 2 video game and ready to kick ass….

Ever want to play as UFC color commentator and Taekwondo black belt Joe Rogan in the virtual world? Now you can!

The longtime mixed martial arts (MMA) practitioner is an unlockable character in the new UFC 2 video game and ready to kick ass. In the above video from Sports Gaming Universe, you can witness Rogan’s stunning knockout ability when he tests himself against the boxing of former welterweight title challenger Nick Diaz.

The Stockton slugger is just one of the hundreds of playable characters a user can choose from. The game, which was developed by EA Sports Canada, also features a Knockout Physics System and a Grapple Assist feature just in case your fight hits the mat.

UFC 2 has received mostly favorable ratings from most notable gaming websites. Check out some behind-the-scenes footage of its development, as well as an in-depth interview with the game’s Creative Director Brian Hayes, by clicking here and here.

Jose Aldo: Conor McGregor Is Just A Pu**y That Quits

After suffering a somewhat shocking second round submission loss to Nate Diaz at March 5’s UFC 196, it was thought that featherweight champion Conor McGregor would drop back down to 145-pounds to defend his title at July’s UFC 200. However, reports have surfaced earlier this week that a rematch between Diaz and McGregor is extremely

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After suffering a somewhat shocking second round submission loss to Nate Diaz at March 5’s UFC 196, it was thought that featherweight champion Conor McGregor would drop back down to 145-pounds to defend his title at July’s UFC 200.

However, reports have surfaced earlier this week that a rematch between Diaz and McGregor is extremely close to being booked for this summer.

Former divisional kingpin Jose Aldo thinks otherwise, however, saying that the “Notorious” one will come back to featherweight after his “embarrassment” of a loss.

“Scarface” also sent out a warning to the Irishman:

“You will come back (to the featherweight division) with your tail between your legs after what happened, after that embarrassment,” Aldo told Esporte Espetacular. “You will come back. My hand almost caught you, but when it does for good, you will sleep.”

Despite likely winning the first round against Diaz, McGregor began to eat some big shots in the second before ultimately tapping out to a rear-naked-choke.

According to Aldo, the fight proved that McGregor is simply a quitter when he gets in trouble:

“He’s a lion when he’s attacking, but a kitten when he’s getting beat up,” Aldo said. “Everybody saw in his eyes that he’s just a p—- that quits when he’s getting beat up. That’s what we saw.”

As for what’s next, “Scarface” obviously wants the rematch, noting that the first fight was a fluke. The former champion vowed to run through McGregor, claiming that he can’t see any other outcome:

“I’m waiting for the rematch,” he said. “It’s the right thing to do in my opinion because there was no fight, and everybody wants to see a fight. Everybody wants to see me beating him up, and that’s what I’m going to do. I will run through him, that’s a fact. I don’t see other scenario in my head besides going there and winning, and getting my belt back.”

These are some bold claims from a man who suffered a 13-second knockout, but Aldo seems to be highly confident that he will reclaim his title.

Which rematch would you rather see? Diaz vs. McGregor, or McGregor vs. Aldo?

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