Performance Bonuses and Effort: Evidence from Fight Night Awards in Mixed Martial Arts

This paper investigates the role of fight night bonus awards on fighter behavior in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and World Extreme Cage (WEC) fighting mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions. Behavior is analyzed using detailed fighter performance statistics, exploiting variation in bonus si...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paul Gift
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:International Journal of Financial Studies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7072/7/1/13