The UFC plans to extend post-fight bonuses and reward fighters for ending their fights.
Saturday night time’s UFC 324 card would be the MMA promotion’s first card of 2026 and its first at Paramount, its new broadcast dwelling. Forward of the occasion, there was numerous hypothesis as as to whether the bonuses Fighters will obtain for efficiency will improve.
Because it seems, they are going to be in a major means.
Beforehand, the UFC’s normal bonus was value $50,000. Promotions usually award 4 bonuses per card. Two Efficiency of the Night time bonuses will probably be awarded to every fighter taking part within the Battle of the Night time, and two to probably the most spectacular winner of the cardboard.
For UFC 324, that quantity will double, which means fighters will obtain $100,000 as an alternative of $50,000 after they earn their bonuses (by way of Sports activities Enterprise Journal).
UFC doubles bonuses – and rewards are over
The brand new $100,000 bonus is not the one change the UFC is making.
The UFC is formally rising its bonuses.
In accordance with SBJ, the bonus is rising from 50,000 to 100,000. Which means a rise from 200,000 to 400,000 per night time (2 efficiency winners + 2 Battle of the Night time winners).
Moreover, those that did not get the “Of the Night time” bonus however nonetheless managed to cease their opponent…
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 24, 2026
The promotion can also be set to award $25,000 to all fighters who end however don’t obtain a standard bonus. The hope, after all, is that this may make the fighter extra aggressive and fewer reliant on tactical stalling and time management.
The centerpiece of Saturday’s UFC 324 card would be the interim light-weight title struggle between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett. The co-headliner will see Sean O’Malley tackle Music Yadong in a bantamweight bout. The cardboard may even function a heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Waldo Cortez-Acosta. The principle card opens with a flyweight bout between Rose Namajunas and Natalia Silva, and a featherweight bout between Arnold Allen and Jean Silva.
Count on to win extra prize cash with many finishes and spectacular performances.
