UFC on ESPN+ 1 performance bonuses and highlights
Cowboy Cerrone, Cowboy Cerrone, Alexander Hernandez, and Henry Cejudo each won $50,000 performance bonuses at UFC on ESPN+ 1
Fight of the Night: Hernandez vs. Cowboy
Performance of the Night: Henry Cejudo and Cowboy Cerrone
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. UFC on ESPN+ 1 was no exception with the main card only earning one of the bonuses.
$50,000 Fight of the Night
•Donald Cerrone defeated Alexander Hernandez by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 3:43)
🎶 Allow me to reintroduce myself 🎶
Lightweight division, @CowboyCerrone is BACK!! #UFCBrooklyn pic.twitter.com/w8ogcFcdd3
— UFC (@ufc) January 20, 2019
$50,000 Performance of the Night:
•Donald Cerrone defeated Alexander Hernandez by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 3:43)
$50,000 Performance of the Night
•Henry Cejudo defeated TJ Dillashaw by TKO (Strikes, Round 1, 0:32)
BESTIA!!!!! @HenryCejudo #UFCBrooklyn pic.twitter.com/Xb2jqA7BOo
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) January 20, 2019
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 144 also known as UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 or UFC on ESPN+ 2 will be held on February 2 at Centro de Formacao Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil.
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