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 Fight Night 89:

Stephen Thompson: $5,000

def. Rory MacDonald: $10,000

Donald Cerrone: $20,000

def. Patrick Cote: $15,000

Steve Bosse: $2,500

def. Sean O’Connell: $5,000

Olivier Aubin-Mercier: $5,000

def. Thibault Gouti: $2,500

Joanne Calderwood: $2,500

def. Valerie Letourneau: $2,500

Jason Saggo: $2,500

def. Leandro Silva: $2,500

Misha Cirkunov: $2,500

def. Ion Cutelaba: $2,500

Krzysztof Jotko: $5,000

def. Tamdan McCrory: $5,000

Joe Soto: $2,500

def. Chris Beal: $2,500

Elias Theodorou: $2,500

def. Sam Alvey: $5,000

Randa Markos: $2,500

def. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger: $2,500

Colby Covington: $2,500

def. Jonathan Meunier: $5,000

Ali Bagautinov: $5,000

def. Geane Herrera: $2,500

source: mmajunkie.com

Overall, athletes at UFC 199 received $297,500 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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