The details of the UFC-Reebok sponsorship pay scale are out, and the reaction has not been pretty. Fighters aren’t happy. Media aren’t happy. Even Joe Rogan spoke up about how he isn’t happy about.
Not everyone is unhappy. Joe Lauzon finds the pay scale agreeable. But at 18 UFC fights, he’s only two fights away from hitting max bonus tier. Lauzon says he made $24,000 in sponsorships for his last fight. Lauzon will make $15,000 from Reebok in each of his next two fights. After that, he’ll make $20,000 per fight. This might be an equitable tradeoff for Lauzon, who doesn’t have to worry about deadbeats sponsors and (likely) his manager taking a cut.