Historic UFC White House Prize Money Bonuses Revealed for Gaethje, Hokit, Ruffy, Nickal and Lopes
Bleacher Report • • sports
Key Points:
- The UFC significantly increased its bonus payouts for the Freedom 250 event at the White House, raising the Fight of the Night bonus to $400,000 and the Performance of the Night bonus to $425,000.
- Justin Gaethje earned both Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night bonuses, totaling $825,000 after defeating Ilia Topuria to claim the undisputed lightweight championship.
- Ilia Topuria received $400,000 for Fight of the Night despite his first career loss, which ended when his corner stopped the fight after the fourth round.
- Ciryl Gane won the interim heavyweight championship with a second-round knockout over Alex Pereira, earning a $425,000 Performance of the Night bonus; Pereira was attempting to become the first UFC fighter to win titles in three divisions.
- Five other fighters—Sean O'Malley, Josh Hokit, Mauricio Ruffy, Bo Nickal, and Diego Lopes—received $25,000 knockout bonuses, as all other fights on the card ended in knockouts.
