UFC 235 performance bonuses and highlights
Johnny Walker, Diego Sanchez, Pedro Munhoz, Cody Garbrand teach won $50,000 performance bonuses at UFC 235.
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 235 the bonuses were split evenly between the main card and the prelim card.
$50,000 Performance of the Night:
•Johnny Walker defeated Misha Cirkunov by Knockout (Knee, Round 1, 0:36) wins 3rd bonus in a row
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1102028630656397315
$50,000 Performance of the Night
•Diego Sanchez defeated Mickey Gall by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 4:13)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1102017713440841729
$50,000 Fight of the Night:
•Pedro Munhoz defeated Cody Garbrandt by TKO (Strikes, Round 1, 4:52)
https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1102048093367808000
In addition, to the bonuses and purses, there is:
•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.
The next league event is UFC on ESPN+ 4 (also known as UFC Fight Night 146, UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos, UFC Fight Night Wichita, and UFC Wichita) will be held on March 9, at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas.