Maia Leads UFC Singapore Reebok Pay
Demian Maia not only won against Ben Askren inside the Octagon on October 26th but the welterweight contender also won out due to the UFC’s deal with Reebok.
All 22 fighters who competed at last weekend’s UFC Fight Night Singapore event were required to wear the official Reebok fight kit per the UFC’s official promotional guidelines and were paid for it.
Maia leads the way by making $20,000 the most a fighter could get for a non-title fight due to his over 21 fights inside the Octagon.
Askren, who has only fought three times for the Endeavor owned organization made a paltry $3,500 for following the guidelines because of the structure of the payouts that are based on your length of service for any organization under the UFC umbrella (UFC, Strikeforce, or WEC).
Here’s the full list of payments (via MMA Junkie):
Demian Maia: $20,000
def. Ben Askren: $3,500Stevie Ray: $10,000
def. Michael Johnson: $20,000Beneil Dariush: $15,000
def. Frank Camacho: $5,000Ciryl Gane: $3,500
def. Don’Tale Mayes: $3,500Muslim Salikhov: $4,000
def. Laureano Staropoli: $3,500Randa Markos: $10,000
def. Ashley Yoder: $5,000Rafael Fiziev: $3,500
def. Alex White: $5,000Movsar Evloev: $3,500
def. Enrique Barzola: $5,000Sergei Pavlovich: $3,500
def. Maurice Greene: $4,000Loma Lookboonmee: $3,500
def. Aleksandra Albu: $4,000Raphael Pessoa: $3,500
def. Jeff Hughes: $3,500
For those wondering how the structure works, here is your guide.
1-3 bouts: $3,500 per fight
4-5 bouts: $4,000 per fight
6-10 bouts: $5,000 per fight
11-15 bouts: $10,000 per fight
16-20 bouts: $15,000 per fight
21 bouts+: $20,000 per fight
Champs: $40,000 per fight
Challengers: $30,000 per fight