Barboza leads Reebok pay for UFC on FOX 20
When the UFC finalized the terms of its Reebok deal with the athletes, it was decided that fighters would be paid based on tenure. Here are the numbers for UFC on FOX 20.
When the UFC finalized the terms of its Reebok deal with the athletes, it was decided that fighters would be paid based on tenure. Here are the numbers for UFC on FOX 20:
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Valentina Shevchenko: $2,500
def. Holly Holm: $2,500
Edson Barboza: $15,000
def. Gilbert Melendez: $5,000
Francis Ngannou: $2,500
def. Bojan Mihajlovic: $2,500
Felice Herrig: $2,500
def. Kailin Curran: $2,500
Eddie Wineland: $10,000
def. Frankie Saenz: $2,500
Darren Elkins: $10,000
def. Godofredo Pepey: $5,000
Kamaru Usman: $2,500
def. Alexander Yakovlev: $2,500
Michel Prazeres: $5,000
def. J.C. Cottrell: $2,500
Alex Oliveira: $5,000
def. James Moontasri: $2,500
Jason Knight: $2,500
def. Jim Alers: $2,500
Luis Henrique: $2,500
def. Dmitrii Smoliakov: $2,500
source: mmajunkie.com
Overall, athletes at UFC 200 received $350,000 in sponsorship revenue from Reebok. The figure represents the most monies received by athletes at an event, but that is just result of which athletes fought on the card and their tenure.
The amount each athlete is paid is based on their tenure with the organization:
1-5 bouts get $2,500
6-10 bouts get $5,000
11-15 bouts get $10,000
16-20 bouts get $15,000
21 bouts + get $20,000
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