In addition to being paid a fixed amount to show and another, usually equal amount to win, each UFC event also awards four $50,000 Performance Bonuses. Usually, there is a Fight of the Night in which both fighters are given a performance bonus, and a performance bonus to the winner in two fights, sometimes, as happened here, no fight of the night is awarded; rather, four performance bonuses were given. “Performance Bonus” means the fight made you say “HOLY F@$%ING $#!@.”
One of the primary differences between the UFC model and the boxing model is the depth of the card. Sometimes the greatest fight isn’t the main event, or close to it. At UFC on ESPN 4, the Fight of the Night was second on the undercard.
$50,000 Fight of the Night
•Mario Bautista defeated Jin Soo Son by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
https://twitter.com/VonPreux/status/1152717025912983554
$50,000 Performance Bonus:
•Dan Hooker defeated James Vick by KO (punches, Round 1, 2:33)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1152769230296641536
$50,000 Performance Bonus:
•Walt Harris defeated Aleksei Oleinik by KO (knee and punches, Round 1, 0:12)
https://twitter.com/m_tbeck/status/1152780059914199040
In addition, to the bonuses and purses, there are:
•Reebok pay, based on tenure, for wearing the distinctive apparel during fight week and in the Octagon;
•Sometimes fighters get discretionary locker room bonuses of varying amounts; despite their name, locker room bonuses actually come in the mail now;
•In some cases there is an LOA [Letter of Agreement] on the contract for additional income; and,
•The most elite fighters get points on the pay per view for PPV events, although this event was on ESPN+, not PPV.
The next league event is UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar on July 27, 2019 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
