UFC Lincoln is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money.
UFC Lincoln (also known as UFC Fight Night 135) took place on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The main card aired on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card was split broadcasted on FOX Sports 2 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Justin Gaethje ($4,000) vs. James Vick ($10,000) in a lightweight bout headlined this show while Michael Johnson ($15,000) vs. Andre Fili ($10,000) in a featherweight bout co-headlined. Gaethje won his fight by first-round KO while Johnson earned a split decision victory.
Rounding out this six bout main card was Cortney Casey ($5,000) vs. Angela Hill ($5,000) in a women’s strawweight bout, Jake Ellenberger ($20,000) vs. Bryan Barberena ($5,000) in a welterweight showdown, John Moraga ($10,000) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo ($4,000) in a flyweight bout. Ellenberger topped the list in his final MMA fight.
Opening the main card was Eryk Anders ($4,000) vs. Tim Williams ($3,500) in a middleweight bout. The full payouts include the following, courtesy of MMAJunkie:
Justin Gaethje: $4,000 James Vick: $10,000
Michael Johnson: $15,000 Andre Fili: $10,000
Cortney Casey: $5,000 Angela Hill: $5,000
Bryan Barberena: $5,000 Jake Ellenberger: $20,000
Deiveson Figueiredo: $4,000 John Moraga: $10,000
Eryk Anders: $4,000 Tim Williams: $3,500
James Krause: $5,000 Warlley Alves: $5,000
Cory Sandhagen: $3,500 Iuri Alcantara: $15,000
Andrew Sanchez: $4,000 Markus Perez: $3,500
Mickey Gall: $4,000 George Sullivan: $5,000
Joanne Calderwood: $5,000 Kalindra Faria: $3,500
Drew Dober: $10,000 Jon Tuck: $5,000
Rani Yahya: $20,000 Luke Sanders: $4,000