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The Ultimate Fighter 24 Reebok Sponsorship Payouts
The figures have been revealed for the Reebok Athlete Outfitting Policy for UFC’s The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale. UFC flyweight champion Demetrious took home the highest Reebok payout with $30,000. His challenger, Tim Elliott, took home an additional $30,000. The policy for the payouts for 2016 now comes out to over $4 million. Here’s the full list of Reebok payouts for the event.
Demetrious Johnson: $40,000
def. Tim Elliott: $30,000
Joseph Benavidez: $20,000
def. Henry Cejudo: $5,000
Jorge Masvidal: $10,000
def. Jake Ellenberger: $15,000
Jared Cannonier: $2,500
def. Ion Cutelaba: $2,500
Sara McMann: $5,000
def. Alexis Davis: $5,000
Brandon Moreno: $2,500
def. Ryan Benoit: $2,500
Ryan Hall: $2,500
def. Gray Maynard: $15,000
Rob Font: $2,500
def. Matt Schnell: $2,500
“Maestro” Dong Hyun Kim: $2,500
def. Brendan O’Reilly: $2,500
Jamie Moyle: $2,500
def. Kailin Curran: $2,500
Anthony Smith: $5,000
def. Elvis Mutapcic: $2,500
Devin Clark: $2,500
def. Josh Stansbury: $2,500
Under the UFC Athlete Outfitting program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’s multi-year sponsorship with the 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). Fighters with 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 more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.
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