UFC Fight Night 130 performance bonuses and highlights
Four $50,000 performance bonuses were handed out at UFC Fight Night 130.
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 $#!@.” This event, there was no fight of the night, but instead four performance bonuses were given out.
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 main event. And at this event, UFC management opted to hand out four performance bonuses.
Performance of the Night: $50,000 bonuses
•Tom Breese defeated Daniel Kelly by TKO (Strikes, Round 1, 3:33)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1000779604372537344
Performance of the Night: $50,000 bonus
•Claudio Henrique da Silva defeated Nordine Taleb by Submission (RNC, Round 2, 4:31)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1000797037854572544
Performance of the Night: $50,000 bonus
•Darren Stewart defeated Eric Spicely by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 1:47)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1000789794463535104
Performance of the Night: $50,000 bonuses
•Arnold Allen defeated Mads Burnell by Submission (Front Choke, Round 3, 2:41)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1000380111219126272
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 FOX event.
The next league event is UFC Fight Night 131: Rivera vs. Moraes which will be held on June 1, 2018, at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York.