UFC Boston Reebok Payouts: Dillashaw Makes Bank, Everyone Else Doesn’t

UFC Fight Night 81 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. Dominick Cruz, who beat T.J. Dillashaw for the bantamweight title in the main event, earned $30,000. Dillashaw topped the list with $40,000. Anthony Pettis earned $2,500 for beating Anthony Pettis in the co-main event.

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UFC Fight Night 81 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. Dominick Cruz, who beat T.J. Dillashaw for the bantamweight title in the main event, earned $30,000. Dillashaw topped the list with $40,000. Anthony Pettis earned $2,500 for beating Anthony Pettis in the co-main event. Pettis earned $10,000.

Travis Browne and Matt Mitrione earned $10,000 each for their odd fight.

UFC Fight Night 81 took place Sunday, January 17th, 2016, at TD Garden in Boston. The event was shown on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

The full UFC Fight Night 81 payouts include:

Dominick Cruz: $30,000

def. T.J. Dillashaw: $40,000

Eddie Alvarez: $2,500

def. Anthony Pettis: $10,000

Travis Browne: $10,000

def. Matt Mitrione: $10,000

Francisco Trinaldo: $10,000

def. Ross Pearson: $15,000

Patrick Cote: $15,000

def. Ben Saunders: $10,000

Ed Herman: $15,000

def. Tim Boetsch: $15,000

Chris Wade: $2,500

def. Mairbek Taisumov: $5,000

Luke Sanders: $2,500

def. Maximo Blanco: $5,000

Paul Felder: $2,500

def. Daron Cruickshank: $10,000

Ilir Latifi: $5,000

def. Sean O’Connell: $2,500

Charles Rosa: $2,500

def. Kyle Bochniak: $2,500

Rob Font: $2,500

def. Joey Gomez: $2,500

Francimar Barroso: $2,500

def. Elvis Mutapcic: $2,500

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UFC Fight Night 81 Betting Odds: Dillashaw Favored Over Cruz

Oh yeah, UFC Fight Night 81 is here, and it goes down today from the TD Garden in Boston. The event will be shown on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. The event will be headlined by T.J. Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz for the bantamweight title while Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis will serve

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Oh yeah, UFC Fight Night 81 is here, and it goes down today from the TD Garden in Boston. The event will be shown on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. The event will be headlined by T.J. Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz for the bantamweight title while Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis will serve as the co-main event.

According to oddsmakers at 5Dimes.com, Dillashaw is a -145 favorite over Cruz, who is a +125 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Mitrione being a +130 underdog against Browne, who is a -150 favorite and Alvarez being a +280 underdog against Pettis, who is a -340 favorite.

Here are all of the betting odds:

Joey Gomez +180 Over 1½ -135

Rob Font -220 Under 1½ +115

Kyle Bochniak +220 Over 2½ +110

Charles Rosa -260 Under 2½ -130

Sean O’Connell +225 Over 1½ -105

Ilir Latifi -265 Under 1½ -115

Luke Sanders +100 Over 2½ -200

Maximo Blanco -120 Under 2½ +170

Daron Cruickshank +215 Over 1½ -200

Paul Felder -255 Under 1½ +170

Chris Wade -365 Over 2½ -200

Mehdi Baghdad +305 Under 2½ +170

Ed Herman +185 Over 2½ -115

Tim Boetsch -225 Under 2½ -105

Patrick Cote +105 Over 2½ -125

Ben Saunders -125 Under 2½ +105

Francisco Trinaldo +130 Over 2½ -200

Ross Pearson -150 Under 2½ +170

Matt Mitrione +130 Over 1½ +160

Travis Browne -150 Under 1½ -185

Eddie Alvarez +280 Over 2½ -120

Anthony Pettis -340 Under 2½ +100

Dominick Cruz +125 Over 4½ -190

T.J. Dillashaw -145 Under 4½ +165

The prelims start at 6 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass, and the main card will start at 10 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.

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TJ Dillashaw Believes Coaching Staff Will Lead To Domination Of Dominick Cruz

UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw made a big change going into tonight’s UFC Fight Night 81 main event title bout against Dominick Cruz from TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. He left California and Team Alpha Male, which is owned by fellow UFC fighter Urijah Faber, for a more lucrative contract to train at Team Elevation

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UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw made a big change going into tonight’s UFC Fight Night 81 main event title bout against Dominick Cruz from TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

He left California and Team Alpha Male, which is owned by fellow UFC fighter Urijah Faber, for a more lucrative contract to train at Team Elevation in Colorado.

Team Alpha Male’s striking coach Duane Ludwig also left the team to move to Colorado to coach Dillashaw. These two moves made big waves not only in the gym but in the headlines as well. Why? Well, because Dillashaw and Faber are big talkers, who put their dirty laundry in the public eye.

Going into UFC Fight Night 81, Dillashaw discussed the move and said that training with Ludwig is a match made in heaven.

“I knew that first practice. It’s kind of crazy to say that after the first practice, but he came in and started running practice and the way he kind of demanded respect,” Dillashaw told FOX Sports about his first session with Ludwig. “Also, the way he ran practice is the way that I would run practice, the way that I actually drilling on my own in the past.

“When Duane showed up and started running practices that way, I knew me and him were going to be a match made in heaven.”

Dillashaw explained that Ludwig is a hard worker and that Ludwig’s goals are now his.

“I can’t do what Duane does because it would be too much for me,” Dillashaw said. “What Duane does is, my goals are now Duane’s goals. When you have a coach that works just as hard as you if not harder, that’s hard to find.”

Thus, this makes Dillashaw have confidence that a champion needs to have. Especially going into the main event of UFC Fight Night 81.

“It gives me so much more confidence to have that behind you. I feel very prepared. I feel confident and prepared and ready to show what I’ve been doing,” Dillashaw said. “Not only working with Duane but the other three or four coaches who have had eyes on me.”

Dillashaw will be defending his title tonight at UFC Fight Night 81 against former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz.

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Diego Brandao Gets $80K UFC Bonus; $40K for Bermudez, Dodson

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Diego Brandao said after he won The Ultimate Fighter featherweight tournament that he was going to take advantage of his new six-figure UFC contract and buy his mother a house. After the fight, he found out he’ll have a lot more money than he realized to lavish on his mom.

The UFC announced that Brandao will receive $80,000 in bonuses for his performance on Saturday night: The UFC’s traditional post-fight bonuses are $40,000 apiece for this event, and Brandao earned two of them.

Brandao won the Submission of the Night bonus for the impressive arm bar that forced Dennis Bermudez to tap out in the first round of their featherweight Finale fight. And Brandao and Bermudez also shared the Fight of the Night bonus.

The Brandao-Bermudez fight was a sensational display, 4 minutes and 51 seconds of action that ended when Brandao went from getting pounded on the ground by Bermudez to rolling over and trapping Bermudez in an arm bar. The fight was definitely the best of a good night of UFC fights, and Brandao’s submission was sensational.

The other bonus, $40,000 for Knockout of the Night, went to John Dodson, who won The Ultimate Fighter bantamweight tournament by knocking out T.J. Dillashaw.

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Diego Brandao said after he won The Ultimate Fighter featherweight tournament that he was going to take advantage of his new six-figure UFC contract and buy his mother a house. After the fight, he found out he’ll have a lot more money than he realized to lavish on his mom.

The UFC announced that Brandao will receive $80,000 in bonuses for his performance on Saturday night: The UFC’s traditional post-fight bonuses are $40,000 apiece for this event, and Brandao earned two of them.

Brandao won the Submission of the Night bonus for the impressive arm bar that forced Dennis Bermudez to tap out in the first round of their featherweight Finale fight. And Brandao and Bermudez also shared the Fight of the Night bonus.


The Brandao-Bermudez fight was a sensational display, 4 minutes and 51 seconds of action that ended when Brandao went from getting pounded on the ground by Bermudez to rolling over and trapping Bermudez in an arm bar. The fight was definitely the best of a good night of UFC fights, and Brandao’s submission was sensational.

The other bonus, $40,000 for Knockout of the Night, went to John Dodson, who won The Ultimate Fighter bantamweight tournament by knocking out T.J. Dillashaw.

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John Dodson Stops T.J. Dillashaw to Win The Ultimate Fighter

Filed under: UFCJohn Dodson is The Ultimate Fighter’s bantamweight tournament winner.

Dodson beat T.J. Dillashaw with a short and sweet first-round technical knockout, easily winning the fight while barely breaking a sweat. Dodson knocked Dillashaw do…

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John Dodson wins TUF 14 bantamweight title.John Dodson is The Ultimate Fighter‘s bantamweight tournament winner.

Dodson beat T.J. Dillashaw with a short and sweet first-round technical knockout, easily winning the fight while barely breaking a sweat. Dodson knocked Dillashaw down with one punch, and when Dillashaw got back up but looked wobbly, Dodson landed another punch that knocked Dillashaw down again. Dodson pounced, and referee Herb Dean quickly stepped in to stop the fight.

The fight lasted just 1 minute, 54 seconds.

Dillashaw got back up immediately after the stoppage, and some fans booed Dean for stopping the fight as quickly as he did, but Dillashaw didn’t seem to be all there, and Dean’s stoppage was justifiable.



For Dodson, the win is a huge step forward in his career: Although he’s a tiny bantamweight who’s been more comfortable fighting at flyweight previously in his pro MMA career, he showed on The Ultimate Fighter that he can beat bigger opponents. Dodson is a fighter with a lot of promise.

“Words cannot describe how I feel right now,” Dodson said afterward. “Oh, my God. Did I just end it that quick?”

Dodson did finish it that quickly: He put on a great show.

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TUF 14 Finale Live Blog: John Dodson vs. T.J. Dillashaw Updates

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John Dodson celebrates his Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale win.LAS VEGAS — This is the TUF 14 live blog for John Dodson vs. T.J. Dillashaw, a bantamweight bout on tonight’s UFC on Spike TV event at the Pearl at the Palms.

Dodson faces Dillashaw to determine the season 14 bantamweight tournament winner. Dodson (11-5) is a flashy fighter out of Jackson’s MMA in Albuquerque, N.M. Dillashaw (4-0) is the less experienced fighter, but holds a strong wrestling background.

The live blog is below.

Round 1: Dodson starts of with a straight left counter that clips Dillashaw and sends him staggering back, but he recovers quickly. They trade leg kicks, and already Dodson looks like the quicker fighter. Dodson flicks out a left and then a head kick that stings Dillashaw. Dillashaw walks right into a left hook that catches him behind the ear, and he’s down. Dodson jumps on him with hammer fists, and referee Herb Dean jumps in just as Dodson is rolling to his stomach and looking for a single-leg. Might have been a quick stoppage, but Dillashaw staggers up to his feet and wobbles to one side, still on shaky legs. Dodson, meanwhile, runs up the side of the cage and does a backflip with a half gainer, then sprints across the cage and does the same thing on the other side. That was the most impressive physical feat he’s performed all night.



John Dodson def. T.J. Dillashaw via TKO (punches) at 1:54 of round one

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John Dodson celebrates his Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale win.LAS VEGAS — This is the TUF 14 live blog for John Dodson vs. T.J. Dillashaw, a bantamweight bout on tonight’s UFC on Spike TV event at the Pearl at the Palms.

Dodson faces Dillashaw to determine the season 14 bantamweight tournament winner. Dodson (11-5) is a flashy fighter out of Jackson’s MMA in Albuquerque, N.M. Dillashaw (4-0) is the less experienced fighter, but holds a strong wrestling background.

The live blog is below.

Round 1: Dodson starts of with a straight left counter that clips Dillashaw and sends him staggering back, but he recovers quickly. They trade leg kicks, and already Dodson looks like the quicker fighter. Dodson flicks out a left and then a head kick that stings Dillashaw. Dillashaw walks right into a left hook that catches him behind the ear, and he’s down. Dodson jumps on him with hammer fists, and referee Herb Dean jumps in just as Dodson is rolling to his stomach and looking for a single-leg. Might have been a quick stoppage, but Dillashaw staggers up to his feet and wobbles to one side, still on shaky legs. Dodson, meanwhile, runs up the side of the cage and does a backflip with a half gainer, then sprints across the cage and does the same thing on the other side. That was the most impressive physical feat he’s performed all night.



John Dodson def. T.J. Dillashaw via TKO (punches) at 1:54 of round one

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