UFC Fight Night 93 went down last night (Sat., Sept. 3, 2016) inside the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany, and now it's time to see who went home with the largest slice of the Reebok sponsorship pie.
For complete UFC Fight Night 93: "Arlovski vs. Barnett" results and play-by-play, click here.
Andrei Arlovski walked away with the biggest Reebok sponsorship check, as "The Pitbull" took home $20,000 after suffering a third-round submission loss to Josh Barnett after a back-and-forth affair.
Speaking of Barnett, he came in second place on the payout list, banking an extra $10,000 to add to his $100,000 "Fight Night" bonus awards he picked up for his performance and win over Arlovski.
Check out the rest of the payouts courtesy of MMA Junkie:
Josh Barnett: $10,000 def. Andrei Arlovski: $20,000
Alexander Gustafsson: $10,000 def. Jan Blachowicz: $2,500
Ryan Bader: $15,000 def. Ilir Latifi: $5,000
Nick Hein: $2,500 def. Tae Hyun Bang: $2,500
Jessin Ayari: $2,500 def. Jim Wallhead: $2,500
Peter Sobotta: $5,000 def. Nicolas Dalby: $2,500
Ashlee Evans-Smith: $2,500 def. Veronica Macedo: $2,500
Taylor Lapilus: $2,500 def. Leandro Issa: $2,500
Christian Colombo: $2,500 fought to a majority draw with Jarjis Danho: $2,500
Jack Hermansson: $2,500 def. Scott Askham: $2,500
Rustam Khabilov: $5,000 def. Leandro Silva: $5,000
TOTAL: $110,000
So, how are payouts determined?
According to the revamped payout structure (see it), the more fights you have combined with UFC and the now-defunct World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) and Strikeforce promotions, the more coin you have for your combat sports piggy bank.
And the less fights you have under the ZUFFA banner... well, the less you get. If you have a problem with the structure, take it up with UFC, not Reebok.
According to the report, fighters will also receive royalty and payments up to 20-30 percent of any UFC-related merchandise sold that bears his or her likeness. That's a great way for the Internet "morons" to help the cause.
