UFC 224 Official Results, Bonuses and Reebok Sponsorship Payout
RIO DE JANEIRO (Sun, May 13, 2018)– UFC 224 took place at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The main card aired on pay-per-view while the prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. The event drew an announced attendance of 10,696.
UFC officials announced the winners of the bonuses at the post-event news conference. Lyoto Machida, Aleksei Oleinik, Kelvin Gastelum and Ronaldo Souza each earned an extra $50k fight-night bonuses. Machida and Oleinik received “Performance of the Night” while Gastelum and Souza took home “Fight of the Night.”
Fighters took home their Reebok Sponsorship Payout totaling $239,500. Leading the way was Amanda Nunes as she earned the maximum payout of $40,000 for a titleholder. Coming in second was Raquel Pennington earning $30,000.
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 theirlikeness, according to officials.
UFC 224 Reebok Sponsorship Payout:
Amanda Nunes: $40,000
Raquel Pennington: $30,000
Kelvin Gastelum: $10,000
Ronaldo Souza: $10,000
Mackenzie Dern: $3,500
Amanda Cooper: $5,000
John Lineker: $10,000
Brian Kelleher: $5,000
Vitor Belfort: $20,000
Lyoto Machida: $20,000
Cezar Ferreira: $10,000
Karl Roberson: $3,500
Aleksei Oleinik: $5,000
Junior Albini: $3,500
Davi Ramos: $3,500
Nick Hein: $5,000
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos: $5,000
Sean Strickland: $5,000
Warlley Alves: $5,000
Sultan Aliev: $3,500
Jack Hermansson: $5,000
Thales Leites: $15,000
Ramazan Emeev: $3,500
Alberto Mina: $5,000
Markus Perez: $3,500
James Bochnovic: $3,500
UFC 224 Official Results:
Amanda Nunes def. Raquel Pennington via TKO (punches) in Round 5, 2:36 to defend the women’s bantamweight title
Kelvin Gastelum def. Ronaldo Souza via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Mackenzie Dern def. Amanda Cooper via submission (rear-naked choke) in Round 1, 2:27
John Lineker def. Brian Kelleher via knockout (punch) in Round 3, 3:43
Lyoto Machida def. Vitor Belfort via knockout (kick) in Round 2, 1:00
Cezar Ferreira def. Karl Roberson via technical submission (arm-triangle choke) in Round 1, 4:45
Aleksei Oleinik def. Junior Albini via
submission (Ezekiel choke) in Round 1, 1:45
Davi Ramos def. Nick Hein via submission (rear-naked choke) in Round 1, 4:15
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos def. Sean Strickland via TKO (kick, punches) in Round 1, 3:12
Warlley Alves def. Sultan Aliev via TKO (doctor stoppage) in Round 2, 5:00
Jack Hermansson def. Thales Leites via TKO (punches) in Round 3, 2:10
Ramazan Emeev def. Alberto Mina via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Markus Perez def. James Bochnovic via submission (rear-naked choke) in Round 1, 4:28
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