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UFC Fight Night 108 Athlete Outfitting pay: Trio receives maximum non-title payouts

NASHVILLE – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 108 event took home UFC Athlete Outfitting pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok, totaling $200,000.

UFC Fight Night 108 took place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The card aired on FS1 following prelims on FS2 and UFC Fight Pass.

Headliner Cub Swanson (25-7 MMA, 10-3 UFC), co-headliner Diego Sanchez (27-10 MMA, 16-10 UFC) and longtime UFC veteran Joe Lauzon (27-13 MMA, 14-10 UFC) led all earners with a maximum payout of $20,000 for a non-title fight. All three men have 20-plus fights under the Athlete Outfitting structure and accounted for 40 percent of all money paid to the card’s fighters.

The full UFC Fight Night 108 UFC Athlete Outfitting payouts included:

Cub Swanson: $20,000
def. Artem Lobov: $2,500

Al Iaquinta: $5,000
def. Diego Sanchez: $20,000

Ovince Saint Preux: $15,000
def. Marcos Rogerio de Lima: $5,000

John Dodson: $10,000
def. Eddie Wineland: $15,000

Stevie Ray: $5,000
def. Joe Lauzon: $20,000

Mike Perry: $2,500
def. Jake Ellenberger: $15,000

Thales Leites: $15,000
def. Sam Alvey: $10,000

Brandon Moreno: $2,500
def. Dustin Ortiz: $5,000

Scott Holtzman: $2,500
def. Michael McBride: $2,500

Danielle Taylor: $2,500
def. Jessica Penne: $2,500

Alexis Davis: $5,000
def. Cindy Dandois: $2,500

Bryan Barberena: $5,000
def. Joe Proctor: $5,000

Hector Sandoval: $2,500
def. Matt Schnell: $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.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2017 UFC-Reebok sponsorship payouts:

Year-to-date total: $1,772,500
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $12,095,500

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 108, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

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