SAO PAULO – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 100 event took home UFC Athlete Outfitting pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok, totaling $120,000.
UFC Fight Night 100 took place at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo. It aired on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
Leading the way were a number of longtime octagon veterans, including Ryan Bader (22-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC), who picked up a third-round TKO of Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (22-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC), as well as former title challenge Thales Leites (26-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC), and Manny Gamburyan (15-11 MMA, 6-9 UFC), who announced his retirement after his loss.
The full UFC Fight Night 100 UFC Athlete Outfitting payouts included:
Ryan Bader: $15,000
def. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $5,000
Thomas Almeida: $5,000
def. Albert Morales: $2,500
Claudia Gadelha: $2,500
def. Cortney Casey: $2,500
Krzysztof Jotko: $5,000
def. Thales Leites: $15,000
Kamaru Usman: $2,500
def. Warlley Alves: $5,000
Sergio Moraes: $5,000
def. Zak Ottow: $2,500
Cezar Ferreira: $5,000
def. Jack Hermansson: $2,500
Gadzhimurad Antigulov: $2,500
def. Marcos Rogerio de Lima: $2,500
Johnny Eduardo: $2,500
def. Manny Gamburyan: $15,000
Luis Henrique: $2,500
def. Christian Colombo: $2,500
Pedro Munhoz: $5,000
def. Justin Scoggins: $5,000
Francimar Barroso: $5,000
def. Darren Stewart: $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.
Full 2016 UFC-Reebok sponsorship payouts:
Year-to-date total: $6,155,500
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $9,340,500
For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 100, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
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