There will be a massive amount of bonus money up for grabs for the UFC Freedom 250 fighters on Sunday. UFC CEO Dana White announced a dramatic increase in the bonus amounts for the historic event.
UFC Freedom 250 takes place on Sunday, June 14, on the South Lawn of the White House. The event is headlined by a lightweight title unification bout between champion Ilia Topuria and interim titleholder Justin Gaethje.
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“World Liberty Financial will serve as a presenting partner and are adding another $250,000 to bonuses for the fighters that night,” White said during Friday’s pre-fight press conference. “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.”
When the fight promotion began the new broadcast deal with Paramount this year, the post-fight bonuses were doubled from $50,000 to $100,000. In addition, a $25,000 finish bonus was created for any fighter who won via submission or knockout.
