UFC on ESPN+ 11 performance bonuses and highlights
There was no fight of the night, instead four fighters were awarded $50,000 performance bonuses
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 on ESPN+11, however, while the undercard did get one performance bonus, the final three fights swept the rest. Unusually, there was no fight of the night, but rather four bonuses.
$50,000 Performance Bonus:
•Leonardo Santos defeated Stevie Ray by KO (Punch, Round 1, 2:17)
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1134860360383680512
$50,000 Performance Bonus:
•Makwan Amirkhani defeated Chris Fishgold by Submission (Anaconda Choke, Round 2, 4:25)
https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1134894828599336961
$50,000 Performance Bonus:
•Aleksandar Rakic defeated Jimi Manuwa by KO (Headkick, Round 1, 0:42)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1134897136162574336
$50,000 Performance Bonus:
•Anthony Smith defeated Alexander Gustafsson by Submission (RNC, Round 4, 2:38)
https://twitter.com/mma_uncut/status/1134913087000104960
In addition, to the bonuses and purses, there are:
•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 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes on June 8, 2019 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.