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UFC Fight Night 99 Reebok Salaries: Pearson Earns Twice As Much As Mousasi Despite Loss

The mandatory Reebok sponsorship salaries for UFC fighters continues to look bad on paper, as the fighter who lost in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 99 event took home twice as much as the next largest earner, as he earned double what …

The Reebok system is set up in a way that compensates veterans of the promotion the greatest, regardless of almost any factors such as rankings or the actual performance they put on inside the Octagon, but instead rewarding them for their longevity in the sport and the top level.

A good example of the system and how it may seem fair at a glance when no specific fighters or dollar amounts are attached, but completely out-of-whack when those factors are added to the mix, is the UFC Fight Night 99 event from Belfast, Northern Ireland from Saturday afternoon.

As seen in the figures below, which come courtesy of MMAJunkie.com, Ross Pearson took home $20,000 in sponsorship money from Reebok in a losing effort, as he was defeated by Stevie Ray in the co-main event. Meanwhile, event headliners Gegard Mousasi and Urijah Hall both earned the same amount from the Reebok sponsorship deal, as the two pocketed $10,000, exactly half of what Pearson earned, despite a number of factors.

Featured below are the UFC Fight Night 99 Reebok sponsorship salaries for all of the fighters who competed on the card that aired live on UFC Fight Pass from the SSE Arena.

UFC Fight Night 99: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 Reebok Salaries

Gegard Mousasi: $10,000 def. Uriah Hall: $10,000
Stevie Ray: $2,500 def. Ross Pearson: $20,000
Alexander Volkov: $2,500 def. Timothy Johnson: $2,500
Artem Lobov: $2,500 def. Teruto Ishihara: $2,500
Jack Marshman: $2,500 def. Magnus Cedenblad: $5,000
Kyoji Horiguchi: $5,000 def. Ali Bagautinov: $5,000
Kevin Lee: $5,000 def. Magomed Mustafaev: $2,500
Amanda Cooper: $2,500 def. Anna Elmose: $2,500
Justin Ledet: $2,500 def. Mark Godbeer: $2,500
Zak Cummings: $5,000 def. Alexander Yakovlev: $5,000
Marion Reneau: $2,500 def. Milana Dudieva: $2,500
Brett Johns: $2,500 def. Kwan Ho Kwak: $2,500
Abdul Razak Alhassan: $2,500 def. Charlie Ward: $2,500

Total: $112,500

Stevie Ray Wins Gritty Decision Against Ross Pearson In Ireland

England vs. Scotland here in Belfast now, as lightweights Ross Pearson and Stevie Ray go at it. ‘Braveheart’ enters the octagon with the bag pipes playing loud. ‘Real Deal’ looks ready to continue his busy year. The crowds are behind both men. Round 1. Pearson moving well, typically tight guard and fast hands, Stevie throwing kicks

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Round 1. Pearson moving well, typically tight guard and fast hands, Stevie throwing kicks early here. Low kick connects flush for Ray, Pearson stalking. Yet to connect flush to the head for either man at the moment, the crowd is hyping up with the viking chants. Pearson taunting, low kick again by Ray, massive head kick clips Pearson. Ray connecting nicely now, Pearson yet to find his groove. Ross eats a head kick or two, lands a nice punch-low kick combo. Switch head kick by Ray answered by a body kick. This is a lively fight now, nasty body kick brings up a red mark on Ray’s gut. Stevie shoots and scoops Pearson up, runs the octagon and slams the Englishman. Pearson stands as the round ends. Tough round to score, I’d say Ray edges a 10-9.

Round 2. Pearson marching his man down again, Ray lands a lovely straight left, and a head kick now. I sense a finish in the making here, Ray with a wild spinning head kick that misses, and the low kicks again. Ray shoots for the takedown, Pearson with the wizard, stays up. They break and Ray uncorks a solid head kick, oblique kick now, and Pearson fluffs the counter. Low kicks again by Ray, and Pearson answers with the same, ‘Braveheart’ keeping a nice range tonight. Pearson becoming frustrated by Ray’s distance, they trade wild punches, body kicks land. Ray lands a noisy head kick on Pearson, great chins on display! Left hands exchanged, round ends. Another close one, 10-9 Ray at a push.

Round 3. Pearson needs to mix his body and head attacks to get a finish here, Ray can stick with his great work so far. Nice show of respect as they high ten, Pearson eats a few kicks early in this round, nice left hook head right hook body combo by the Englishman. HUGE low kick by Pearson reverberates around the arena. Pearson moving nicely now, avoiding punches, big right hand to the body by Ross now. Ray is landing to the body but Pearson catches the kick and wings a knee. Right to the body, but Pearson needs to go to the head afterwards or it’s just not gonna happen. Ray with a head kick, low kick now, Pearson with a single shot to the body again. One minute left, Pearson misses a punch but lands a head kick. Round ends, maybe 10-9 Pearson, but it’s 2-1 for Ray in my opinion.

30-27 Pearson, 30-27 Ray, 30-27 Ray. Who the heck is that first judge? Ray wins by split decision.

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Ross Pearson Becoming A Smarter Fighter As He Becomes A Veteran

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Ross Pearson has been around the sport of MMA for several years now, including the last seven with the UFC.

Since turning 30 years old two years ago, though, Pearson (19-12) has changed several things up. Most notably, how he trains ahead of fights, including his Saturday bout with Stevie Ray at UFC Fight Night 99.

“I like being active, I like competing,” he said. “It’s not the fighting that hurts so much; it’s the training camps. Once I turned 30, I started to realize that I couldn’t train like I was when I was 21 so my training camp has been a lot smarter, a lot more broken down; there’s a lot less sparring. There’s a lot more correct training and there is also a lot more thought behind the process of getting ready.”

Pearson is coming off back-to-back decision losses – both of which took place in July and just 22 days apart – to Jorge Masvidal and former Bellator champion Will Brooks. Overall, the Brit and former Ultimate Fighter winner is 3-4 over his last seven, with all seven fights going to the scorecards.

UFC Fight Night 99 airs Saturday on UFC Fight Pass from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Ross Pearson has been around the sport of MMA for several years now, including the last seven with the UFC.

UFC Fight Night 99 airs Saturday on UFC Fight Pass from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Ross Pearson-James Krause Latest UFC Fight Night 99 Addition

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Ross Pearson and James Krause have a date for UFC Fight Night 99, the promotion announced on Thursday.

Pearson (19-12) is a former Ultimate Fighter winner who has lost his last two and …

Ross Pearson and James Krause have a date for UFC Fight Night 99, the promotion announced on Thursday.

Pearson (19-12) is a former Ultimate Fighter winner who has lost his last two and is just 1-3 over his last four, dropping his overall Octagon record to 11-9.

Krause (23-7) sports a 4-3 UFC mark and recently snapped out of a 1-3 skid with back-to-back wins over Daron Cruickshank and Shane Campbell.

UFC Fight Night 99 takes place November 19 from Belfast, Northern Ireland and airs live on UFC Fight Pass. Gunnar Nelson-Dong Hyun Kim is the planned main event.

Ross Pearson Moves Up To Welterweight For Veteran Challenge At UFC 201

It looks like Ross Pearson isn’t wasting any time getting back into the cage. Following a close decision loss to former Bellator champ Will Brooks at last Friday’s (July 8, 2016) The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 Finale from Las Vegas, news arrived from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto today that ‘The Real Deal’ will be moving up

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It looks like Ross Pearson isn’t wasting any time getting back into the cage.

Following a close decision loss to former Bellator champ Will Brooks at last Friday’s (July 8, 2016) The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 Finale from Las Vegas, news arrived from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto today that ‘The Real Deal’ will be moving up to 170 pounds to take on veteran Jorge Masvidal at July 30’s UFC 201, from Atlanta, Georgia.

The TUF 9 winner has fought most of his lengthy 20-fight UFC career at 155 pounds, although he did fight at 145 at one point. He’ll join a long list of fighters who found the taxing weight cuts too strenuous on their bodies. Pearson will replace Siyar Bahadurzada, who was removed from the bout due to illness.

Pearson has an overall UFC record of 11-8(1), and owns wins over names like Gray Maynard, Sam Stout, Paul Felder, and Chad Laprise in the octagon. He’ll face off against a tough test in Masvidal, another fighter who has shown flashes of brilliance only to fall just short to the top names he’s fought in the UFC.

‘Gamebred’ recently left the lightweight division in favor of welterweight himself, although the results have been mixed. After stopping Cezar Ferreira at last summer’s TUF 21 Finale, Masvidal lost two split decisions – something that’s becoming his Achilles’ heel due to his ultra-smooth, laid-back style – to former lightweight champion Benson Henderson and Lorenz Larkin. Needless to say, both he and Pearson could both use a big win on the big stage.

Set to go down from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, UFC 201 is headlined by the welterweight title match-up between Robbie Lawler and Tyron Woodley.

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Will Brooks Buries The Hatchet With TUF 23 Finale Opponent Ross Pearson

Former Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks made his debut with the UFC Friday night at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale, scoring a decision victory over Ross Pearson.

The 29-year-old Brooks (19-1), who left Bellator as the titleholder, developed…

Former Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks made his debut with the UFC Friday night at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale, scoring a decision victory over Ross Pearson.

The 29-year-old Brooks (19-1), who left Bellator as the titleholder, developed a Twitter “feud” with Pearson in the weeks leading up to their contest. But once it was all said and done, the American Top Team fighter buried the hatchet.

Great fight last night @RossTheRealDeal best of luck with everything champ. #cheers

— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) July 9, 2016

Brooks has now won each of his last three fights via decision and holds two victories over current Bellator champion Michael Chandler. He suffered his lone career loss to date in 2013 at the hands of Saad Awad, avenging that defeat with a decision win later that year.