UFC Fight Night 122 performance bonuses and highlights
Kelvin Gastelum, Yadong Song, Li Jingliang, and Zabit Magomedsharipov each won $50,000 performance bonuses at UFC Fight Night 122 in Shanghai.
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 greatest fight isn’t the world championship main event. At UFC Fight Night 122 in Shanghai the performance bonuses were split evenly between the prelims and the main card. And rather than two performance bonuses and bonuses to each fighter in the fight of the night, four single performance bonuses were awarded.
Performance of the Night: $50,000 bonus
Kelvin Gastelum defeated Michael Bisping by Knockout (Punches, Round 1, 2:30)
OHHHHHH MYYYYYYY!!!!!!@KelvinGastelum FLATTENS Bisping in round 1!!! #UFCShanghai📱 💻 🖥 https://t.co/v7Pyjv0z20 pic.twitter.com/nlk4Nafu1c
— UFC (@ufc) November 25, 2017
Performance of the Night: $50,000 bonusYadong Song defeated Bharat Khandare by Submission (Front Choke, Round 1, 4:16) And Song is only 19!
SONG YADONG!!
Only 19 – NINETEEN – and just put on a SHOW!! #UFCShanghai 📱 💻 🖥 https://t.co/v7Pyjv0z20 pic.twitter.com/v6gcXsWHVM
— UFC (@ufc) November 25, 2017
Performance of the Night: $50,000 bonus
Li Jingliang defeated Zak Ottow by TKO (Strikes, Round 1, 2:57)
THE LEECH!!!
@UFCJingliang stops Ottow in round 1 then RUNS TO HIS DAUGHTER IN THE CROWD!!
What a moment!! 📱 💻 🖥 https://t.co/v7Pyjv0z20 pic.twitter.com/JTt4a9hRmP
— UFC (@ufc) November 25, 2017
Performance of the Night: $50,000 bonusZabit Magomedsharipov defeated Sheymon Moraes by Submission (Anaconda Choke, Round 3, 4:30)
POTN Bonuses@KelvinGastelum | @UFCJingliang | @Zabit_MMA | Song Yadong
50K for each 💰 🤑 💰 🤑 pic.twitter.com/M2giTvO4aW
— UFC (@ufc) November 25, 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 The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale: A New World Champion Finale on December 1, 2017 at Park Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada.
