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UFC Fight Night 87 Athlete Outfitting Pay
– According to mmajunkie.com, here is the UFC Fight Night 87 outfitting pay. Under the UFC Athlete Outfitting program’s payout tiers, 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. UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness
Alistair Overeem: $5,000
def. Andrei Arlovski: $15,000
Stefan Struve: $15,000
def. Antonio Silva: $10,000
Gunnar Nelson: $5,000
def. Albert Tumenov: $5,000
Germaine de Randamie: $5,000
def. Anna Elmose: $2,500
Nikita Krylov: $5,000
def. Francimar Barroso: $2,500
Karolina Kowalkiewicz: $2,500
def. Heather Jo Clark: $2,500
Rustam Khabilov: $5,000
def. Chris Wade: $2,500
Magnus Cedenblad: $2,500
def. Garreth McLellan: $2,500
Josh Emmett: $2,500
def. Jon Tuck: $5,000
Reza Madadi: $2,500
def. Yan Cabral: $2,500
Kyoji Horiguchi: $5,000
def. Neil Seery: $5,000
Leon Edwards: $2,500
def. Dominic Waters: $2,500
Ulka Sasaki: $2,500
def. Willie Gates: $2,500
– Here is the listing of payouts per show this year…
* “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