UFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal Reebok Sponsorship Payout and Bonuses
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This event took place Saturday, July 11 at Yas Forum on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island. The main event streamed live on Pay-Per-View exclusively through ESPN+ and the Preliminary fights aired nationally in English on ESPN and ESPN+.
For the complete and official results you can go here. UFC officials announced the bonus winners with four fighters taking home an extra $50k bonus money.
Rose Namajunas took on Jessica Andrade. Rose, the former strawweight champion, was on point for the first 2 rounds. During the 3rd round, Rose was able to keep her composure while Andrade was tagging her in a back and forth fight. This match earned Fight of the Night. This will be Andrade’s seventh postfight bonus and Namajunas’ fifth.
Performance of the Night went to Jiri Prochazka. The former Rizin light heavyweight champion knocked out former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir early in the second round. Davey Grant knocked out Martin Day in the third round and also won Performances of the Night.
Fighters took home their Reebok Sponsorship Payout totaling $305,500. 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 251 Reebok Sponsorship Payout:
Kamaru Usman: $40,000
Jorge Masvidal: $30,000
Alexander Volkanovski: $40,000
Max Holloway: $30,000
Petr Yan: $30,000
Jose Aldo: $30,000
Rose Namajunas: $5,000
Jessica Andrade: $15,000
Amanda Ribas: $4,000
Paige VanZant: $5,000
Jiri Prochazka: $3,500
Volkan Oezdemir: $5,000
Muslim Salikhov: $4,000
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos: $10,000
Makwan Amirkhani: $5,000
Danny Henry: $4,000
Leonardo Santos: $5,000
Roman Bogatov: $3,500
Marcin Tybura: $10,000
Maxim Grishin: $3,500
Raulian Paiva: $4,000
Zhalgas Zhamagulov: $3,500
Karol Rosa: $3,500
Vanessa Melo: $3,500
Davey Grant: $5,000
Martin Day: $3,500