Incoming fighters to the UFC will soon see a bump in Reebok sponsorship earnings.
Tweaks to the UFC’s tiered Reebok sponsorship structure are part of the promotion’s newest policy changes, ESPN reported Friday. Under the new structure, athletes with three or less fights in the UFC will receive a Reebok sponsorship stipend of $3,500 per fight, while athletes with four or five Octagon fights will earn $5,000. Previously, both of those categories were encompassed under one sponsorship tier, which paid out $2,500 in Reebok earnings per fight.
UFC chief operating officer Lawrence Epstein told ESPN that over half of the UFC's roster falls within the two tiers affected by the change.