UFC 199: Michael Bisping & Luke Rockhold Octagon Interviews
By: MMAjunkie Staff| June 5, 2016 7:30 amFollow @MMAjunkie
INGLEWOOD, Calif.Fighters from Saturdays UFC 199 event took home UFC Athlete Outfitting pay, a program that launched after the UFCs deal with Reebok, totaling $297,500.
The amount marked the largest total issued at a single event since the programs inception.
In the nights main event, longtime UFC veteran Michael Bisping (29-7 MMA, 19-7 UFC) shocked the world, stepping in on a little more than two weeks notice and scoring a first-round knockout victory over Luke Rockhold (15-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) to claim the UFC middleweight title.
By entering the night as champ, Rockhold scored a $40,000 check while Bisping netted $30,000 as the challenger.
Meanwhile, in the nights co-feature UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz (22-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) also earned $40,000 while scoring a clear-cut unanimous-decision win over longtime rival Urijah Faber (33-8 MMA, 9-4 UFC), who took home $30,000 for his efforts.
UFC 199 took place Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.
The full UFC 199UFC Athlete Outfitting payouts included:
Michael Bisping: $30,000def. Luke Rockhold: $40,000
Dominick Cruz: $40,000def. Urijah Faber: $30,000
Max Holloway: $10,000def. Ricardo Lamas: $15,000
Dan Henderson: $15,000def. Hector Lombard: $5,000
Dustin Poirier: $15,000def. Bobby Green: $10,000
Brian Ortega: $2,500def. Clay Guida: $20,000
Beneil Dariush: $5,000def. James Vick: $5,000
Jessica Andrade: $5,000def. Jessica Penne: $2,500
Alex Caceres: $10,000def. Cole Miller: $15,000
Sean Strickland: $5,000def. Tom Breese: $2,500
Luis Henrique da Silva: $2,500def. Jonathan Wilson: $2,500
Kevin Casey: $2,500fought to a split draw vs. Elvis Mutapcic: $2,500
Polo Reyes: $2,500def. Maestro Dong Hyun Kim: $2,500
Under the UFC Athlete Outfitting programs payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reeboks multi-year sponsorship withthe UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighterswith 1-5 bouts receive $2,500 per appearance; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn$10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket$15,000; and 21 bouts and moreget $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.
In addition to experience-based pay, 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.
Full 2016 UFC-Reebok sponsorship payouts:
- UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 $297,500
- UFC Fight Night 88: Almeida vs. Garbrandt $162,500
- UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic $240,000
- UFC Fight Night 87: Overeem vs. Arlovski $117,500
- UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux $222,500
- UFC on FOX 19: Teixeira vs. Evans $120,000
- UFC Fight Night 86: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos $107,500
- UFC Fight Night 85: Hunt vs. Mir $110,000
- UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz $220,000
- UFC Fight Night 84: Silva vs. Bisping $120,000
- UFC Fight Night 83: Cowboy vs. Cowboy $125,000
- UFC Fight Night 82: Hendricks vs. Thompson $145,000
- UFC on FOX 18: Johnson vs. Bader $137,500
- UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz $230,000
- UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit $172,500
Year-to-date total: $2,750,5002015 total: $3,185,000Program-to-date total: $5,935,000
For more on UFC 199, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
Source: http://mmajunkie.com/2016/06/ufc-199-athlete-outfitting-pay-dual-title-fights-drive-biggest-payout-in-program-history
