UFN 102 bonuses and highlights

Fighters at UFC Fight Night events are compensated several ways. There is a fixed amount to show and another fixed amount to win, usually identical. There is Reebok pay based on tenure, for wearing the distinctive apparel during fight week and in the Octagon. Sometimes fighters get locker room bonuses of varying amounts; despite their name locker room bonuses actually come in the mail. And four $50,000 performance bonuses are given at each event.

Usually, there is a Fight of the Night in which both fighters are given a performance bonus, and two performance bonuses to winners in two fights. “Performance Bonus” is a phrase for fighters that most 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 event trended towards the top, with three of the four bonuses going to main card fighters.

$50,000 Fight of the Night Performance Bonuses
Gian Villante defeated Saparbek Safarov by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 2:54)

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/807408731256274948

“>@GPVillante drops Safarov!!!! #UFCAlbanyhttps://t.co/3yMDC2lcVt

— UFC (@ufc)

.@GPVillante drops Safarov!!!! #UFCAlbanyhttps://t.co/3yMDC2lcVt

— UFC (@ufc) December 10, 2016

“>December 10, 2016

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/807409215882993664

“>December 10, 2016

$50,000 ‘of the Night’ Performance Bonus
Francis Ngannou defeated Anthony Hamilton by Submission (Kimura, Round 1, 1:57)

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/807421627319259136

“>December 10, 2016

$50,000 ‘of the Night’ Performance Bonus
Gerald Meerschaert defeated Joe Gigliotti by Submission (Anaconda Choke, Round 1, 4:12)