Reebok payouts for UFC Phoenix: Penn and Lauzon earn $20K
Last night, the UFC returned to sun-scorched Phoenix, Arizona. They did so with UFC Fight Night 103, a card that featured plenty of action, controversy, and even a bit of UFC history. At the moment, the purses for this 12-fight Phoenix card have not been disclosed. We do, however, know how much the card’s 24 fighters took home through the UFC’s outfitting deal with sports apparel giant Reebok.
Under the UFC’s deal with Reebok, fighters are paid based on the amount of fights they’ve had in the UFC’s Octagon, and in the Zuffa-owned eras of Strikeforce (April 2011 and after) and WEC (January 2007 and after). Champions and title challengers, however, are paid $40,000 and $30,000 respectively, regardless of their experience in the aforementioned promotions. These are the two highest payouts possible under this UFC-Reebok partnership.
The biggest earners of the UFC’s latest trip to Phoenix were Joe Lauzon, who won a questionable decision over Marcin Held in the co-main event, and our own BJ Penn, who came up short against Yair Rodriguez in the main event. Making their 23rd and 24th UFC appearances respectively, Lauzon and Penn both took home $20,000 for wearing Reebok.
The next biggest earners of the card were welterweights Court McGee and Ben Saunders, who fought to a contentious decision on the main card. Both fighters pocketed $10,000 for wearing Reebok.
Here’s a full rundown of the Reebok payout for the UFC’s return to Phoenix (figures via MMAJunkie.com).
Yair Rodriguez: $5,000
def. B.J. Penn: $20,000
Joe Lauzon: $20,000
def. Marcin Held: $2,500
Ben Saunders: $10,000
def. Court McGee: $10,000
Sergio Pettis: $5,000
def. John Moraga: $5,000
Drakkar Klose: $2,500
def. Devin Powell: $2,500
Augusto Mendes: $2,500
def. Frankie Saenz: $5,000
Aleksei Oleinik: $2,500
def. Viktor Pesta: $2,500
Tony Martin: $5,000
def. Alex White: $2,500
Nina Ansaroff: $2,500
def. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger: $2,500
Walt Harris: $5,000
def. Chase Sherman: $2,500
Joachim Christensen: $2,500
def. Bojan Mihajlovic: $2,500
Cyril Asker: $2,500
def. Dmitrii Smoliakov: $2,500
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