Frank Mir Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 191 event took home Reebok sponsorship pay totaling $192,500, the fourth-highest payout from the nine events held under the program thus far. “UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2” took place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the pay-per-view headliner, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson (23-2-1 MMA, 11-1-1 UFC) posted his seventh consecutive title defense with dominant performance in his rematch against challenger John Dodson (17-7 MMA, 7-2 UFC), As the champion, Johnson earned an event-high $40,000 in Reebok sponsorship, and Dodson was right behind him with the $30,000 he received as a title challenger. In non-title pay, longtime UFC fighter Frank Mir (18-10 MMA, 16-10 UFC), who dropped a narrow unanimous decision to fellow ex-heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski (25-10 MMA, 14-4 UFC), was the top earner with $20,000. That’s the maximum pay for non-champions
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UFC 191 Reebok-sponsor pay: Outside of title fight, vet Frank Mir is top earner – MMA Junkie