Diaz, Masvidal Bank Big Reebok Bucks In New York

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Diaz, Masvidal Bank Big Reebok Bucks In New York

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UFC 244 went down last Sat. night (Nov. 2, 2019) from inside Madison Square garden in New York, N.Y., and saw Jorge Masvidal defeat Nate Diaz in the headlining bout in a thrilling affair to win the “BMF” (highlights). In the co-headlining act, Darren Till snapped his two-fight skid by edging out Kelvin Gastelum via split-decision in what was “Gorilla’s” Middleweight debut (recap).

As event headliners, both Diaz and Masvidal walked away with the biggest sponsorship checks, as each went home $20,000 richer. Meanwhile, Andrei Arlovski, another longtime UFC veteran also banked a cool $20,000 despite his first-round knockout loss to Jair Rozenstruik, who was only issued a $3,500 check from the sports apparel giant.

But, that’s not all! Take a look at the entire Reebok payouts (courtesy of MMA Junkie).

Jorge Masvidal: $20,000 def. Nate Diaz: $20,000

Darren Till: $5,000 def. Kelvin Gastelum: $15,000

Stephen Thompson: $10,000 def. Vicente Luque: $10,000

Derrick Lewis: $15,000 def. Blagoy Ivanov: $4,000

Kevin Lee: $15,000 def. Gregor Gillespie: $5,000

Corey Anderson: $10,000 def. Johnny Walker: $4,000

Shane Burgos: $5,000 def. Makwan Amirkhani: $5,000

Edmen Shahbazyan: $4,000 def. Brad Tavares: $15,000

Jair Rozenstruik: $3,500 def. Andrei Arlovski: $20,000

Katlyn Chookagian: $5,000 def. Jennifer Maia: $4,000

Lyman Good: $4,000 def. Chance Rencountre: $4,000

Hakeem Dawodu: $4,000 def. Julio Arce: $4,000

According to the payout structure (see it), the more fights a fighter has accumulated — combined with UFC and the now-defunct World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) and Strikeforce promotions — the more coin he or she gets to fill his or her combat sports piggy bank. And the less fights a fighter has under the Endeavor umbrella … well, the less he or she gets.

If you have a problem with the structure, take it up with UFC … not Reebok.

According to the report, fighters will also receive royalty and payments up to 20 to 30 percent of any UFC-related merchandise sold that bears his or her likeness. That’s a great way for the Internet “morons” to help the cause.

For complete UFC 244: “Masvidal vs. Diaz” results and post-fight coverage, including videos, recaps, reactions, and more, head over to our comprehensive event archive by clicking here.

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