In addition to being paid a fixed amount to show and another, usually equal amount to win, each UFC event also awards four $50,000 Performance Bonuses. Usually, there is a Fight of the Night in which both fighters are given a performance bonus, and a performance bonus to the winner in two fights. “Performance Bonus” means the fight made you say “HOLY F@$%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 Fight Night 133, while the main card saw two performance of the night awards, the fight of the night was the first bout on the late prelims.
$50,000 Performance of the Night:
•Chad Mendes defeated Myles Jury by TKO (Strikes, Round 1, 2:52)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1018327844986863619
$50,000 Performance of the Night
•Niko Price defeated Randy Brown by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 1:09)
https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX/status/1018341886690406401
$50,000 Fight of the Night:
•Raoni Barcelos defeated Kurt Holobaugh by TKO (Punches, Round 3, 1:29)
https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX/status/1018296750921035777
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 Fight Night 134: Shogun vs. Smith on July 22, 2018, at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
