UNIONDALE, N.Y – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on FOX 25 event took home UFC Athlete Outfitting pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok, totaling $140,000.
UFC on FOX 25 took place at NYCB LIVE in Uniondale, N.Y., and the card aired on FOX following early prelims UFC Fight Pass.
Leading the way were a pair of longtime octagon veterans. Darren Elkins (23-5 MMA, 13-4 UFC), who beat Dennis Bermudez in the co-main event, and Rafael Natal (22-8-1 MMA, 9-7-1 UFC), who lost to Eryk Anders on the preliminary card, each received $15,000 for their 17th UFC appearance.
The full UFC on FOX 25 UFC Athlete Outfitting payouts included:
Chris Weidman: $10,000
def. Kelvin Gastelum: $10,000
Darren Elkins: $15,000
def. Dennis Bermudez: $10,000
Patrick Cummins: $5,000
def. Gian Villante: $10,000
Jimmie Rivera: $2,500
def. Thomas Almeida: $5,000
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos: $2,500
def. Lyman Good: $2,500
Eryk Anders: $2,500
def. Rafael Natal: $15,000
Alex Oliveira: $5,000
def. Ryan LaFlare: $5,000
Damian Grabowski: $2,500
def. Chase Sherman: $2,500
Jeremy Kennedy: $2,500
def. Kyle Bochniak: $2,500
Marlon Vera: $5,000
def. Brian Kelleher: $2,500
Junior Albini: $2,500
def. Timothy Johnson: $5,000
Shane Burgos: $2,500
def. Godofredo Pepey: $5,000
Chris Wade: $5,000
def. Frankie Perez: $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: $3,330,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $13,653,000
For complete coverage of UFC on FOX 25, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
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