UFC Fighters React to Restructured Reebok Pay Scale

Fighters are taking to Twitter to speak their minds about the specifics of the UFC/Reebok sponsorship deal. The payout for the fighters was restructured last week and details were released today about the pay-grade for different tier fighters.

Fighters who have between one and five fights within the octagon will make only $2,500 per fight under the new system.

Fighters with six to ten UFC bouts will make $5,000 while fighters with eleven to fifteen will make $10,000.

Veterans with 16 to 20 fights will earn $15,000 and those with twenty-one and higher will get $20,000 per bout. Champions and challengers are on a different pay structure. If you are challenging for the title, you will earn $30,000 and the champion will earn $40,000.

Check out the reactions below!

I've made six figures in sponsorship in each of my last 6 fights 😕 https://t.co/gotToaSDJh

— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) May 6, 2015

Checked my email to good news! 21 in the books with zuffa. Thank you @lorenzofertitta @danawhite @Reebok @ufc

— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) May 6, 2015

The Reebok payout is comparable to what many entry level fighters make in sponsors. I can't speak for veterans. #UFC #reebok

— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) May 6, 2015

Wow 2500$ for my next fight for reebok sponsorship. ….i mad twice that off 1 sponsor my last fight!!!! Sucks!

— Roger Narvaez (@Silverback316) May 6, 2015

Congrats @Reebok, you got the deal of the century. Unfortunately, it was at the cost of the fighters. Hope the bad press is worth it. @ufc

— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) May 6, 2015

Ill say it again I'm more of a @Nike man myself then a Reebok guy! #justsayingnohate 😆 pic.twitter.com/Y8FlT8BYl4

— John Maguire (@MaguireTheOne) May 6, 2015

For me, I barely got any sponsorship money, but Im ok w/not whoring myself out to 6-7 companies to look NASCAR. New system= half my earnings

— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) May 6, 2015

You are paid to fight end of.. Stop bitching about sponsorship @ufc

— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) May 6, 2015

Definitely need to get more fights booked…according to what counts, I'm only at 6 since 2011…definitely not enough!!

— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) May 6, 2015

Now are sport on a different level with the @Reebok deal @BrochuKevin @ufc

— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) May 6, 2015

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