SHANGHAI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 122 event took home UFC Athlete Outfitting pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok, totaling $105,000.
UFC Fight Night 122 took place at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. The card streamed on UFC Fight Pass.
Leading the way was former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping (30-9 MMA, 20-9 UFC), who earned a maximum non-title payout of $20,000 for his main event appearance.
The full UFC Fight Night 122 UFC Athlete Outfitting payouts included:
Kelvin Gastelum: $10,000
def. Michael Bisping: $20,000
Li Jingliang: $5,000
def. Zak Ottow: $2,500
Wang Guan: $2,500
def. Alex Caceres: $15,000
Alex Garcia: $5,000
def. Muslim Salikhov: $2,500
Zabit Magomedsharipov: $2,500
def. Sheymon Moraes: $2,500
Kenan Song: $2,500
def. Bobby Nash: $2,500
Yan Xiaonan: $2,500
def. Kailin Curran: $5,000
Song Yadong: $2,500
def. Bharat Kandare: $2,500
Shamil Abdurakhimov: $2,500
def. Chase Sherman: $2,500
Gina Mazany: $2,500
def. Yanan Wu: $2,500
Rolando Dy: $2,500
def. Wuliji Buren: $2,500
Cyril Asker: $2,500
def. Hu Yaozong: $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 2017 UFC-Reebok sponsorship payouts:
Year-to-date total: $5,550,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $15,873,000
For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 122, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
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