Ronda Rousey’s September 2015 contract (Ex. 99) compensated her $3 million total (to show with no win) “if defending or challenging for a UFC belt and $500,000 if not challenging for UFC title.” It also “provided that she would receive $1 for every PPV buy between 200,000 buys and 400,000 buys; $2 for every PPV buy between 400,000 buys and 600,000 buys; $3 for every PPV buy between 600,000 buys and 900,000 buys; and $4 for every PPV buy over 900,000 buys.”
Roy Nelson’s last contract paid a different amount for his show compensation from his win compensation, with only his bout show compensation rising with each win. (50/50, 75/50, 100/50, 125/50, 150/50, 175/50, 200/50). He apparently ended the contract at $100,000 to show and $50,000 to win. Nelson was to also receive a separate LOA payment after each bout.
Gegard Mousasi’s contract was the inverse of Nelson’s, with his to show compensation remaining the same, but his win compensation rising with each victory. (75/20, 75/25, 75/30, 75/35, 75/40, 75/45, 75/50, 75/55).
Quinton Jackson’s 2014 contract indicated he was to receive PPV payments if he is a defending champion, if he is the main event, or if his first bout is UFC 186. He also had a $300,000 LOA for signing his first Bout Agreement and an additional $515,000 for completing his first Bout; $750,000 for Bouts two, three, and four; and Zuffa will “locate and purchase” for Rampage a new “Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat” vehicle. (Jackson ended up only fighting once under this agreement, returning to Bellator as part of a settlement.)
Gilbert Melendez and Alistair Overeem’s also received PPV points when challenging or defending a UFC belt, while Urijah Faber received PPV payments as a defending champion or if he was challenging TJ Dillashaw or Dominick Cruz for the Bantamweight belt. CM Punk was to receive PPV payments for first bout (which ended up being at UFC 203).
An unnamed fighter at UFC 141 received a LOA payment in lieu of PPV payment. “The parties have specifically agreed that in exchange for increasing Fighter’s total compensation including Bout Agreement compensation from $2,750,000 to $3,000,000, Fighter will not be eligible for or entitled to any PPV for the UFC 141 Bout.” (The obvious guess for this fighter’s identity would be Brock Lesnar.)
In addition to receiving a $50,000 POTN bonuses at UFC 189 (7/11/2015), Conor McGregor also received a $2.11 million discretionary bonus.
Holly Holm apparently had a unique clause in her contract regarding incidental compensation, that also had a rather specific stipulation regarding any fight with Ronda Rousey: “For every non-championship bout, Holly Holm received 2 rooms, 2 economy class flights, $50 per diem for 2 people, 6 tickets to each Bout (within 10 rows of the Octagon if main event), two Bout tickets for her manager within the first 4 rows, two credentials, and the opportunity to pre-sale order 100 tickets to every bout (1,000 tickets if opponent is Rousey).”
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