UFC Fight Night 114 bonuses and highlights
At UFC Fight Night 114 in Mexico City, Mexico, four $50,000 performance bonuses were handed out,
In addition to being paid a fixed amount to show and another, usually equal amount to win, each UFC event also awards four $50,000 Performance Bonuses. Usually, there is a Fight of the Night in which both fighters are given a performance bonus, and a performance bonus to the winner in two fights. “Performance Bonus” means the fight made you say “HOLY F@#$ING $#!@.”
One of the primary differences between the UFC model and the boxing model is the depth of the card. Sometimes the best fights are all the way down on the UFC Fight Pass prelims. That was the case at UFC Fight Night 114, where no Fight of the Night was awarded, and instead four Performance of the Night $50,000 bonuses were awarded, including one each from the prelim card and the early prelims.
Performance of the Night: $50,000 bonus
Niko Price defeated Alan Jouban by TKO (Strikes, Round 1, 1:44)
Niko Price delivers the fade to Alan Jouban in the first round! What a punch! #UFCMexico https://t.co/MpLMGruG8x
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) August 6, 2017
Performance of the Night: $50,000 bonusHumberto Bandenay defeated Martin Bravo by Knockout (Knee, Round 1, 0:26)
WOW! Welcome to the UFC @HBandenay! Winner by knockout | #UFCMexico pic.twitter.com/P27pYRg2cl
— UFC (@ufc) August 6, 2017
Performance of the Night: $50,000 bonus
Dustin Ortiz defeated Hector Sandoval By Knockout (Punches, Round 1, 0:15)
14 seconds!! @DustinOrtizMMA finishes his opponent early in the first! #UFCMexico pic.twitter.com/IhRaxG7aio
— UFC (@ufc) August 6, 2017
Performance of the Night: $50,000 bonusJoseph Morales def. Roberto Sanchez by Submission (RNC, Round 1, 3:56)
2 Fights 2 finishes 2 submissions! @BopoJoseph gets the victory via rear naked choke | #UFCMexico pic.twitter.com/fcQSF9yn9W
— UFC (@ufc) August 5, 2017
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, although that has no relevance to this Fight Pass event.
The next league event is UFC Fight Night 115: Volkov vs. Struve on 2 September 2017 at Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
