UFC Fight Night 141 performance bonuses and highlights
Francis Ngannou, Li Jingling, Alex Morono, Song Kenan each won $50,000 performance bonuses at UFC Fight Night 141.
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 141, while the main event won a performance bonus, as did the opening fight on the main card, the fight of the night was on the prelims.
$50,000 Performance of the Night:
•Francis Ngannou defeated Curtis Blaydes by TKO (Punches, Round 1, 0:25)
$50,000 Performance of the Night
•Li Jingling defeated David Zawada by TKO (Strikes, Round 3, 4:06)
TALLY ANOTHER KO!
@UFCJingliang shines AGAIN for the home crowd 🇨🇳 #UFCBeijing pic.twitter.com/fzFzk8cCel
— UFC (@ufc) November 24, 2018
$50,000 Fight of the Night:
•Alex Morono defeated Song Kenan by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
https://twitter.com/Maldobabo/status/1066293008637837312
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.
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