UFC Fight Night 134 performance bonuses and highlights
Anthony Smith, Manny Bermudez, Danny Roberts, and David Zawada each earned $50,000 performance bonuses at UFC Fight Night 134.
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 main event, or close to it. At UFC Fight Night 134 three of the four bonuses went to the main card, but one went to the Fight Pass Prelims.
$50,000 Performance of the Night:
•Anthony Smith defeated Mauricio Rua by Knockout (Strikes, Round 1, 1:29)
https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX/status/1021143841217245184
$50,000 Performance of the Night
•Manny Bermudez defeated Davey Grant by Technical Submission (Triangle Choke, Round 1, 0:59)
https://twitter.com/UFCEurope/status/1021056752299565056
$50,000 Fight of the Night:
•Danny Roberts defeated David Zawada by Split Decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
https://twitter.com/UFCEurope/status/1021110258784063488
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.
The next league event is UFC on Fox 30: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 on July 28, 2018 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.