UFC Fight Night 96 went down last night (Sat., Oct. 1, 2016) inside Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, and now it's time to see who went home with the largest slice of the Reebok sponsorship pie.
For complete UFC Fight Night 96: "Lineker vs. Dodson" results and play-by-play, click here.
The biggest sponsorship owner of the night was Nate Marquardt, who collected a $20,000 paycheck from Reebok after picking up an all-important victory over Tamdan McCrory via knockout. Josh Burkman -- who was upset by Zak Ottow -- earned a $15,000 from the sports apparel giant.
Check out the rest of the payouts via MMA Junkie:
John Lineker (12th fight): $10,000 def. John Dodson (10th fight): $5,000
Alex Oliveira (7th fight): $5,000 def. Will Brooks (2nd fight): $2,500
Zak Ottow (1st fight): $2,500 def. Josh Burkman (16th fight): $15,000
Brandon Moreno (1st fight): $2,500 def. Louis Smolka (7th fight): $5,000
Luis Henrique da Silva (2nd fight): $2,500 def. Joachim Christensen (1st fight): $2,500
Andre Fili (7th fight): $5,000 def. Hacran Dias (7th fight): $5,000
Shamil Abdurakhimov (3rd fight): $2,500 def. Walt Harris (5th fight): $2,500
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (3rd fight): $2,500 def. Keita Nakamura (7th fight): $5,000
Nate Marquardt (24th fight): $20,000 def. Tamdan McCrory (9th fight): $5,000
Ion Cutelaba (2nd fight): $2,500 def. Jonathan Wilson (3rd fight): $2,500
Curtis Blaydes (2nd fight): $2,500 def. Cody East (2nd fight): $2,500
Ketlan Vieira (1st fight): $2,500 def. Kelly Faszholz (2nd fight): $2,500TOTAL: $115,000
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.