Reebok payouts for UFC Fight Night Zagreb; Gonzaga tops list
Reebok payouts for UFC Fight Night Zagreb; Gonzaga tops list
A total of $107,500 was distributed as part of the UFC Athlete Outfitting pay initiative after the UFC Fight Night 86 card concluded yesterday in Zagreb, Croatia.
Former UFC heavyweight title contender Gabriel Gonzago took home the most pay from Reebok, banking $20,000. Gonzaga was knocked out in the first round during his fight with Derrick Lewis.
According to MMAJunkie:
“Junior Dos Santos: $10,000
defeated Ben Rothwell: $5,000
Derrick Lewis: $5,000
defeated Gabriel Gonzaga: $20,000
Francis Ngannou: $2,500
defeated Curtis Blaydes: $2,500
Timothy Johnson: $2,500
defeated Marcin Tybura: $2,500
Jan Blachowicz: $2,500
defeated Igor Pokrajac: $10,000
Maryna Moroz: $2,500
defeated Cristina Stanciu: $2,500
Zak Cummings: $2,500
defeated Nicolas Dalby: $2,500
Mairbek Taisumov: $5,000
defeated Damir Hadzovic: $2,500
Alejandro Perez: $2,500
defeated Ian Entwistle: $2,500
Damian Stasiak: $2,500
defeated Filip Pejic: $2,500
Lucas Martins: $5,000
defeated Robert Whiteford: $2,500
Jared Cannonier: $2,500
defeated Cyril Asker: $2,500
Bojan Velickovic: $2,500
defeated Alessio Di Chirico: $2,500
Under the UFC Athlete Outfitting program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-5 bouts receive $2,500 per appearance; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.
In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.”
