Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Sun, February 11, 2018)– UFC 221 took place at Perth Arena in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. The main card aired on pay-per-view while the prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. For the official results of the event you can go here.
UFC officials announced the following figures after the event. An announced attendance of 12.437 and a live gate of $3.6 million AUD approximately $2.8 million USD.
UFC officials also announced the bonus winners. Israel Adesanya, Jussier Formiga, Jake Matthews and Li Jingliang each earned an extra $50k. Adesanya and Formiga earned “Performance of the Night” and Matthews and Jingliang took home “Fight of the Night.”
Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 221 event took home their UFC Reebok Sponsorship Payout totaling $171,000. Leading the way was Luke Rockhold who received $30,000 as title challenger for a title or fighting for a vacant or interim belt. Because Yoel Romero missed weight and he was no longer eligible to win the belt and also was not able to receive the that specific hire tier pay.
Coming in second was Mark Hunt earning $15k as he was defeated by Curtis Blaydes via unanimous decision he earned $5k.
Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $3,500 per appearance; 4-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000. Also, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.
UFC 221 Reebok Sponsorship Payout:
Yoel Romero: $10,000
Luke Rockhold: $30,000
Curtis Blaydes: $5,000
Mark Hunt: $15,000
Tai Tuivasa: $3,500
Cyril Asker: $5,000
Jake Matthews: $5,000
Li Jingliang: $5,000
Tyson Pedro: $5,000
Saparbek Safarov: $3,500
”Maestro” Dong Hyun Kim: $5,000
Damien Brown: $5,000
Israel Adesanya: $3,500
Rob Wilkinson: $3,500
Alex Volkanovski: $5,000
Jeremy Kennedy: $5,000
Jussier Formiga: $10,000
Ben Nguyen: $5,000
Ross Pearson: $20,000
Mizuto Hirota: $5,000
Jose Quinonez: $5,000
Teruto Ishihara: $5,000
Luke Jumeau: $3,500
Daichi Abe: $3,500
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