Now we know, thanks to four-time UFC veteran Cody Gibson.
Gibson tweeted a pic of the UFC’s agreement with Reebok Wednesday:
UFC athletes were initially going to be paid according to their ranking. Champions would pocket the largest checks, and everyone else was tiered based on current ranking (1-5, 6-10, 11-15 and 16+ receive a flat salary).
However, the UFC tweaked the structure last month to base pay on tenure. Reebok and the UFC will still work off a tiered system, but it will now go off 1-5 UFC fights, 6-10 UFC fights, 11-15 UFC fights, 16-20 UFC fights and more than 21 UFC fights.