In addition to being paid a fixed amount to show and another, most often equal amount to win, each UFC event also awards four $50,000 Performance Bonuses.
Usually, there is a Fight of the Night in which both fighters are given a performance bonus, and a performance bonus to the winner in two fights. “Performance Bonus” is a phrase for fights that made you say “HOLY F@#$ING $#!@.”
One of the primary differences between the UFC model and the boxing model is the depth of the card. Sometimes the best fights are all the way down on the UFC Fight Pass prelims. This time there was one from the main card, one from the FS1 prelims, and one from the Fight Pass prelims.
Fight of the Night: $50,000 bonuses
Shane Burgos defeated Charles Rosa by TKO (Strikes, Round 3, 1:59)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/850872214983294976
Performance of the Night: $50,000 bonus
Gregor Gillespie defeated Andrew Holbrook by TKO (Strikes, Round 1, 0:29)
https://twitter.com/UFCFightPass/status/850858472409153537
Performance of the Night: $50,000 bonus
Charles Oliveira defeated Will Brooks by Submission (Rear Naked Choke, Round 1, 2:30)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/850896416406884352
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 UFC event is UFC on Fox 24: Johnson vs. Reis (also known as UFC on Fox 24) on April 15, 2017 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
