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The
Ultimate Fighting Championship is willing to open its
pocketbooks a little more for the most exciting results on
Saturday.
Ahead of UFC 300 in April, MMA Junkie raised the question at the
pre-fight press conference of if the UFC would offer $300,000 bonus
checks for the victors. The organization agreed on the spot, and
the triumphant headliner Max
Holloway ended up an additional $600,000 richer at night’s end
for his spectacular knockout of Justin
Gaethje. Since then, pay-per-view event press conferences have
seen this type of request repeat, and the promotion has obliged to
a degree—granting additional “Performance of the Night” checks at
UFC 303.
At the UFC 304 pre-fight press conference, media did not have to
ask. Instead, main card participant Bobby Green
brought it up.
“Uncle Dana, let’s spice it up a little bit,” Green remarked,
joined by cheers from opponent Paddy
Pimblett. “Can we get $100G’s for [bonuses]? Can we get $100?
Can we get $100? Let’s spice it up a little bit.”
UFC chief Dana White looked around for a moment as fans roared in
support of the motion. Noticing welterweight champ Leon
Edwards’ enthusiasm, he answered in the affirmative.
“Leon says, ‘Yes,’” White replied, confirming that the bonus
winners would receive $100K for their “Fight of the Night” or POTN
awards.
All six fighters on the stage beamed at the prospect of taking home
additional money should they win dramatically or lose excitingly.
Title challenger Belal
Muhammad chimed in, saying, “Let’s go! [I’m] going to
Greece!”
UFC 304 goes down on July 27 at the newly finished Co-op Live in
Manchester, England. Headlining the card is a welterweight
championship rematch between Edwards and Muhammad, with the co-main
attraction an interim heavyweight title tilt between Tom
Aspinall and Curtis
Blaydes. Green vs. Pimblett serves in the “featured fight of
the night” slot while the main card kicks off with a featherweight
contest pitting Arnold
Allen against Giga
Chikadze and a banger at 185 pounds when Christian
Leroy Duncan faces Gregory
Rodrigues.