The four fighters walking away with bonuses from the UFC White House card are going to see a huge increase from the regular amounts handed out by the promotion.
UFC CEO Dana White announced at the start of the UFC White House press conference that a new sponsor was added to the event and as a result the standard post-fight bonuses for Fight of the Night and two Performance of the Night bonuses are getting more than tripled the usual amount.
“World Liberty Financial will serve as a presenting partner and are adding another $250,000 to bonuses for the fighters that night,” White announced. “Two fighters who earn Fight of the Night are going to earn $400,000 each.
“Then the two Performance [of the Night] bonuses will get $425,000 each. Congratulations everybody, good luck.”
At the start of the UFC’s new broadcast deal with Paramount, the promotion doubled the post-fight bonuses from $50,000 to $100,000 while also introducing a new $25,000 finish bonus for anybody scoring a knockout or submission on a card.
Now the 14 fighters competing at the UFC White House card on Sunday are vying for a part of $1.65 million in bonuses being handed out on Sunday night.
Obviously, the UFC maintains the choice on who receives those bonuses but it’s definitely extra incentive for the athletes competing in the seven bouts taking place at the White House.
The action kicks off on Sunday night starting at 8 p.m. with the entire show airing live on Paramount+.
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