Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to the hurt business last Saturday (July 14, 2018) for UFC Fight Night 133, which took place inside CenturyLink arena In Boise, Idaho. Now it’s time to see who walked away with the biggest piece of the Reebok sponsorship pie.
There were several fighters who tied for the top spot, as Junior dos Santos and Chad Mendes scored a $15,000 paycheck from the sports apparel giant after taking out Blagoy Ivanov and Myles Jury, respectively.
Joining them in the $15,000 club were Darren Elkins and Eddie Wineland, who both left Boise with a loss on their records, unfortunately. But that’s not all. Take a look at the rest of the Reebok payouts courtesy of MMA Junkie.
Junior Dos Santos: $15,000 def. Blagoy Ivanov: $3,500
Sage Northcutt: $5,000 def. Zak Ottow: $5,000
Rick Glenn: $4,000 def. Dennis Bermudez: $15,000
Niko Price: $5,000 def. Randy Brown: $5,000
Chad Mendes: $15,000 def. Myles Jury: $10,000
Cat Zingano: $5,000 def. Marion Reneau: $5,000
Alejandro Perez: $5,000 def. Eddie Wineland: $15,000
Alex Volkanovski: $4,000 def. Darren Elkins: $15,000
Said Nurmagomedov: $3,500 def. Justin Scoggins: $5,000
Raoni Barcelos: $3,500 def. Kurt Holobaugh: $3,500
Liz Carmouche: $5,000 def. Jennifer Maia: $3,500
Mark De La Rosa: $3,500 def. Elias Garcia: $3,500
Jessica Aguilar: $3,500 def. Jodie Esquibel: $3,500
TOTAL: $169,500
According to the 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.