MANCHESTER, England – Fighters who walk home with UFC 304 post-fight bonuses might owe King Green a cold one.
At a UFC 304 pre-fight news conference Thursday at Co-op Live, Green (32-15-1 MMA, 13-10-1 UFC) pitched UFC CEO Dana White of a bonus increase – a request that’s become a popular ask at recent pay-per-view press conferences.
“Uncle Dana, let’s spice it up a little bit. Can we get $100 Gs for it?” Green said. “Can we get $100? Can we get $100? Let’s spice it up a little bit.”
After some cheers from the crowd and affirmations from the other fighters on stage, White replied, “Leon (Edwards) says yes.”
UFC officials thereafter confirmed to MMA Junkie the performance bonuses have indeed been doubled for the event from $50,000 to $100,000.
The increase marks the second time since the start of April that the promotion has obliged asks for performance bonus increases for pay-per-view events. At UFC 300, bonuses were raised to $300,000. Additionally, White added two extra performance bonuses to UFC 303 (increasing to six total) during the event’s pre-fight news conference in June.
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