UFC on ESPN+ 21, also known as UFC Moscow, UFC Fight Night 163, and UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar took place on November 9 at CSKA Arena in Moscow, Russia.
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+ 21 the bonuses split 50-50 between the undercard and the main card.
$50,000 Fight of the Night
•Zabit Magomedsharipov defeated Calvin Kattar by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
https://twitter.com/OnMMA/status/1193291243163443201
$50,000 Performance Bonus:
•Magomed Ankalaev defeated Dalcha Lungiambula by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 0:29)
Magomed Ankalaev (12-1) caps a dominant showing in stellar fashion, decimating Dalcha Lungiambula with an Anderson Silva-esque front kick in round three! Akhmat's prized light heavy scores his third straight UFC win. All 7 of the former WFCA champ's finishes are T/KOs. #UFCMoscow pic.twitter.com/IMcqDm0RA2
— Kyle Johnson (@VonPreux) November 9, 2019
$50,000 Performance Bonus:
•David Zawada defeated Abubakar Nurmagomedov by Submission (Triangle Choke, Round 1, 2:50)
What a turn! @DavidZawada flips the script and gets the sub!! #UFCMoscow pic.twitter.com/AKtXz64AdG
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) November 9, 2019
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.
Attendance: 11,305, sellout
Gate: Not announced, as is standard at Russia events
The next league event is UFC on ESPN+ 22, also known as UFC Sao Paulo UFC, UFC Fight Night 164, and Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacare will be held on November 16, 2019 at Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
