UFC Fight Night 138 performance bonuses
At UFC Fight Night 138, $50,000 performance bonuses went to Nasrat Haqparast, Thibault Gouti, Don Madge, and Anthony Smith.
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 138 the Fight of the Night was on the late prelims, and early prelims and main card each got one.
$50,000 Performance of the Night:
•Anthony Smith defeated Volkan Oezdemir by submission (RNC, Round 4, 4:26)
LIONHEART! @LionheartSmith taps Volkan in round 3! #UFCMoncton pic.twitter.com/ppttWJ6LdW
— UFC (@ufc) October 28, 2018
$50,000 Performance of the Night
•Don Madge defeated Te Edwards by KO (Kick, Round 2, 0:14)
THAT. IS. IT.@DonMadgeMMA finishes Edwards in round 2 with a CLEAN head kick! #UFCMoncton pic.twitter.com/GbpL5XtiyN
— UFC (@ufc) October 27, 2018
$50,000 Fight of the Night:
•Nasrat Haqparast defeated Thibault Gouti by Unanimous Decision (29-27, 29-28, 30-26)
https://twitter.com/nasrat_mma/status/1023591944252010496?lang=en
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 230: Cormier vs. Lewis on November 3, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.