UFC on ESPN+ 3 performance bonuses and highlights
Thiago Santos, Stefan Struve, Michal Oleksiejczuk, and Dwight Grant were each awarded $50,000 bonuses at UFC on ESPN+ 3.
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. UFC on ESPN+ 3 was something of an exception, with the top three fights on the ESPN+ streamed main card receiving bonuses, and only one undercard fighter getting the additional $50,000.
$50,000 Performance of the Night:
•Thiago Santos defeated Jan Blachowicz by TKO (Strikes, Round 3, 0:39)
Thiago Santos (21-6) stakes his claim to title contention, waylaying Jan Blachowicz in round three! "Marreta" has won four straight and is 8-1 in his last nine. He has finished 16 wins, 15 by KO/TKO, and is tied for the second-most knockouts (11) in UFC history. #UFCPrague pic.twitter.com/wkL1IEu0bH
— Bulgogi Jones (@Hamderlei) February 23, 2019
$50,000 Performance of the Night
•Stefan Struve defeated Marcos Rogerio de Lima by Submission (Arm Triangle Choke, Round 2, 2:21)
Another submission victory!@StefanStruve uses those long limbs to submit De Lima in round 2! #UFCPrague pic.twitter.com/qshmGkWcyU
— UFC (@ufc) February 23, 2019
$50,000 Performance of the Night:
•Michal Oleksiejczuk defeated Gian Villante by KO (Liver Punch, Round 1, 1:34)
And just like that – it's over!
Michal Oleksiejczuk closing the show early at #UFCPrague! 🇨🇿 pic.twitter.com/PtOF1sagp3
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) February 23, 2019
$50,000 Performance of the Night
•Dwight Grant defeated Carlo Perdersoli Jr. by TKO (Strikes, Round 1, 4:59)
AT. THE. BUZZER.@DwightGrant my goodness! #UFCPrague pic.twitter.com/PPI0TFCHPz
— UFC (@ufc) February 23, 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 235: Jones vs. Smith on Saturday, March 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.