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HIGHLIGHTS! Thomas Almeida, Vitor Belfort Steal Sao Paulo Show With Killer KOs!
HIGHLIGHTS! Thomas Almeida, Vitor Belfort Steal Sao Paulo Show With Killer KOs!
UFC Fight Night 77 went down last night (Sat., Nov. 7, 2015) from inside Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil and now it's time to see who went home with the biggest slice of the Reebok sponsorship pie.
For complete UFC Fight Night 77 "Henderson vs Belfort" results and play-by-play, click Here!
Longtime veteran Vitor Belfort took home the biggest check of the night, cashing on a $20,000 sponsorship payday from the sports apparel giant for his victory over Dan Henderson in the main event of the evening (see it here). As for "Hendo," he went home with an extra $15,000.
Joining "The Phenom" with a $20,000 check is Gleison Tibau thanks to his incredible 27 bouts inside the Octagon. Clay Guida also collected his own payday of $20,000.
Let's take a look at the rest of the payouts courtesy of MMA Junkie:
Vitor Belfort ($20,000) def. Dan Henderson ($15,000)
Glover Teixeira ($5,000) def. Patrick Cummins ($5,000)
Thomas Almeida ($2,500) def. Anthony Birchak ($2,500)
Alex Oliveira ($2,500) def. Piotr Hallmann ($5,000)
Rashid Magomedov ($2,500) def. Gilbert Burns ($2,500)
Corey Anderson ($2,500) def. Fabio Maldonado ($10,000)
Gleison Tibau ($20,000) def. Abel Trujillo ($5,000)
Johnny Case ($2,500) def. Yan Cabral ($2,500)
Thiago Tavares ($15,000) def. Clay Guida ($20,000)
Chas Skelly ($2,500) def. Kevin Souza ($2,500)
Viscardi Andrade ($2,500) def. Gasan Umalatov ($2,500)
Jimmie Rivera ($2,500) def. Pedro Munhoz ($2,500)
Matheus Nicolau ($2,500) def. Bruno Korea ($2,500)TOTAL: $160,000
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.