UFC on ESPN+ 42, also known as UFC Vegas 17, UFC Fight Night 183, and UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal, will be held on December 19, 2020, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In addition to being paid a fixed amount to show and another, usually equal amount to win, each UFC event also awards four $50,000 Performance Bonuses. Usually, there is a Fight of the Night in which both fighters are given a performance bonus, and a performance bonus to the winner in two fights; this event offered no FIght of the Night, and instead awarded four performance bonuses. For the record, “Performance Bonus” is for the moment that made you go “HOLY F@$%ING $#!@.”
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The winners are shown below, in bold.
$50,000 Performance Bonus
Stephen Thompson defeated Geoff Neal by Unanimous Decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
$50,000 Performance Bonus
Rob Font defeated Marlon Moraes by TKO (Strikes, Round 1, 3:47)
$50,000 Performance Bonus
Marcin Tybura defeated Greg Hardy by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 4:31)
$50,000 Performance Bonus
Jimmy Flick defeated Cody Durden by asubmission (Triangle Choke, Round 1, 3:18)
One of the primary differences between the UFC model and the boxing model is the depth of the card. Sometimes in MMA the greatest fight isn’t the main event, or close to it. However, at UFC on ESPN+ 42, three of four bonuses went to the main card, including one to the main event.
In addition, to the bonuses and purses, fighters earn:
•Reebok pay, based on tenure, for wearing the distinctive apparel during fight week and in the Octagon;
•Less commonly than in the past fighters get discretionary locker room bonuses of varying amounts, which, despite their name, 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 for PPV events, which this one was not.
The next league event is not for approximately a month – UFC on ESPN+ 43, also known as UFC Fight Night 185, on January 20, 2021 at TBA.
