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UFN 85 performance bonuses and Reebok pay

Four fighters received $50,000 performance bonuses at UFC Fight Night 85, and each fighter received Reebok pay, ranging from $2,500 to $20,000.

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Chris Palmquist
March 20, 2016 · 1 min read
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UFC fighters received revenue in addition to their contract pay. There can be additional “locker room” bonuses. Main event fighters can receive a tiered cut of the PPV proceeds, for those shows on PPV. Four $50,000 performance bonuses are handed out each show. And fighters receive Athlete Outfitting income via the Reebok Deal.

$50,000 Fight of the Night Performance Bonus

Jake Matthews defeated Johnny Case by Submission (RNC, Round 3, 3:45)

$50,000Performance Bonus

Mark Hunt defeated Frank Mir by KO (Punch, Round 1, 3:01)

$50,000Performance Bonus

Neil Magny defeated Hector Lombard by TKO (Strikes, Round 3, 0:46)

Reebok Pay

The Reebok Deal pays fighter to exclusively wear Reebok apparel in the Octagon and during fight week. The income is based on ZUFFA-era tenure in the UFC, or top tier promotions ZUFFA has acquired like Strikeforce and WEC.

1-5 bouts gets $2,500 

6-10 bouts gets $5,000

11-15 bouts gets $10,000

16-20 bouts gets $15,000

21 bouts + gets $20,000

Champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000

Mark Hunt: $10,000

beat Frank Mir: $20,000

Neil Magny: $10,000

beat Hector Lombard: $5,000

Jake Matthews: $2,500

beat Johnny Case: $2,500

Daniel Kelly: $2,500

beat Antonio Carlos Junior: $2,500

Steve Bosse: $2,500

beat James Te Huna: $5,000

Bec Rawlings: $2,500

beat Seo Hee Ham: $2,500

Alan Jouban: $2,500

beat Brendan O’Reilly: $2,500

Dan Hooker: $2,500

beat Mark Eddiva: $2,500

Leslie Smith: $2,500

beat Rin Nakai: $2,500

Viscardi Andrade: $2,500

beat Richard Walsh: $2,500

Ross Pearson: $15,000

beat Chad Laprise: $2,500

Alan Patrick: $2,500

beat Damien Brown: $2,500

Figures calculated by MMA Junkie.

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