{"id":220036,"date":"2017-01-29T08:03:03","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T16:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=220036"},"modified":"2017-01-29T12:45:40","modified_gmt":"2017-01-29T20:45:40","slug":"reebok-payout-ufc-denver-cowboy-arlovski-marquardt-get-top-paydays-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/reebok\/reebok-payout-ufc-denver-cowboy-arlovski-marquardt-get-top-paydays-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Reebok payout for UFC on Fox 23: Both main event fighters get $2,500"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Saturday\u00a0night, the UFC touched down in beautiful Denver, Colorado<\/a> with UFC on Fox 23.<\/p>\n

In the evening’s main event, Valentina Shevchenko stopped Julianna Pe\u00f1a with a second round armbar<\/a>. The co-main event, meanwhile, saw Jorge Masvidal deliver a substantial upset with a second-round thrashing of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. The rest of the main card, finally, saw Francis Ngannou club Andrei Arlovski<\/a> and Jason Knight tap Alex Caceres, while the undercard highlights included decision wins from Sam Alvey and Raphael Assuncao, who defeated Nate Marquardt and Aljamain Sterling respectively.<\/p>\n

At this stage, fighter purses for this action-packed, 12-fight card have not been released. We do, however, know how much each of the card’s \u00a024 fighters took home through the UFC’s oft-criticized outfitting deal with sports apparel giant Reebok.<\/p>\n

Under the UFC\u2019s deal with Reebok, fighters are paid based on the amount of fights they\u2019ve had in the UFC\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

The biggest earners of the UFC’s latest trip to Denver were Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, Andrei Arlovski, and Nate Marquardt, who pocketed $20,000 each on the strength of their many fights in the UFC, WEC and Strikeforce cages. Both main event fighters, meanwhile, took home just $2,500 \u2013 the lowest amount possible under the UFC’s deal with Reebok.<\/p>\n

Here’s a full rundown of the Reebok payout for UFC on Fox 23 (figures via MMAJunkie.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Valentina Shevchenko: $2,500
\ndef. Julianna Pena: $2,500<\/p>\n

Jorge Masvidal: $15,000
\ndef. Donald Cerrone: $20,000<\/p>\n

Francis Ngannou: $2,500
\ndef. Andrei Arlovski: $20,000<\/p>\n

Jason Knight: $2,500
\ndef. Alex Caceres: $15,000<\/p>\n

Sam Alvey: $5,000
\ndef. Nate Marquardt: $20,000<\/p>\n

Raphael Assuncao: $10,000
\ndef. Aljamain Sterling: $5,000<\/p>\n

Li Jingliang: $5,000
\ndef. Bobby Nash: $2,500<\/p>\n

Jordan Johnson: $2,500
\ndef. Luis Henrique da Silva: $2,500<\/p>\n

Eric Spicely: $2,500
\ndef. Alessio Di Chirico: $2,500<\/p>\n

Marcos Rogerio de Lima: $5,000
\ndef. Jeremy Kimball: $2,500<\/p>\n

Alexandre Pantoja : $2,500
\ndef. Eric Shelton: $2,500<\/p>\n

Jason Gonzalez: $2,500
\ndef. J.C. Cottrell: $2,500<\/p>\n

What do you think of the Reebok figures for UFC on Fox 23? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 1\/29\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n