Justin Gaethje has more post-fight bonuses (17) than he does UFC fights (16).
“The Highlight” added “Performance of the Night” and “Fight of the Night” to his collection after outlasting Ilia Topuria in their UFC White House main event last Sunday night (June 14) on Paramount+, an incredible, bookie-busting performance that resulted in an additional $825,000.
And the undisputed UFC lightweight championship.
Performance Of The Night: $425,000 $100k UFC Performance of the Night $125k in USD1 sponsored
World Liberty Financial $200k in CRO sponsored by Crypto.com
Fight Of The Night: $400,000
$100k UFC Performance of the Night
$300k in CRO sponsored by Crypto.com
Topuria also banked an extra $400k for his role in their “Fight of the Night.”
Ciryl Gane scored the second UFC White House “Performance of the Night” bonus for his destruction of former two-division champion Alex Pereira. In addition, “Bon Gamin” leaves Washington, DC with the interim heavyweight strap and the chance to rematch Tom Aspinall at some point later this year.
Performance Of The Night: $425,000
$100k UFC Performance of the Night
$125k in USD1 sponsored World Liberty Financial
$200k in CRO sponsored by Crypto.com
All other UFC White House winners received a $25,000 finish bonus.
“He’s so f*cking dangerous,” Gaethje said of Topuria at the UFC White House post-fight press conference. “I don’t know how I stayed away from some of those shots. He definitely rocked me, but I just kept telling myself to trust my abilities, not be emotional. What I felt was in the third round, I kept jabbing the shit out of him. The plan was do not lead with jabs until he finds his back foot. As soon as he finds his back foot, he’s not going to be as explosive. He’s not going to be as dangerous. He’s not dangerous off his back foot.”
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