Tag: Performance bonus

Rising Lightweight Star Slams $50K Performance Bonuses Ahead of UFC 311 Return

Rising Lightweight Star Slams $50K Performance Bonuses Ahead of UFC 311 ReturnRenato Moicano thinks it’s time the UFC bumped up its $50k performance bonuses. When ‘Money’ Moicano steps back into…

Rising Lightweight Star Slams $50K Performance Bonuses Ahead of UFC 311 Return

Renato Moicano thinks it’s time the UFC bumped up its $50k performance bonuses.

When ‘Money’ Moicano steps back into the Octagon this Saturday night at UFC 311, he’ll look to score his biggest win yet when he meets the returning Beneil Dariush. A win would extend Moicano’s unbeaten streak to five and, more importantly, inch him closer to a potential shot at the lightweight title.

yyypldatbn5e1

Aside from his impressive work inside the cage, Moicano has grown a sizeable fan following for his often hilarious commentaries on social media and his energetic post-fight interviews.

During a recent interview with Caroline Pearce of UFC on TNT Sports, Moicano offered up another hot take, this time directed at his employer’s paltry $50,000 payouts for things like Knockout and Fight of the Night.

“To be honest, with this inflation, this bonus kind of needs to be updated, you know? $50k is not the same as like ten years ago, but it will still be good to make some extra cash,” Moicano said.

Performance bonuses were first issued at UFC 67 nearly two decades ago and often fluctuated in amount before 2013 when $50,000 became the official figure awarded to fighters who delivered one of the evening’s more memorable showings.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index, today’s prices are 1.52 times as high as average prices since 2007. As a result, a dollar today only buys 65.697% of what it could buy back in 2007.

Renato Moicano 1024x684 1

Renato Moicano seeking his third $50k bonus at UFC 311

The last time Renato Moicano bagged a performance bonus was in 2018 when he scored a first-round submission victory over Cub Swanson at UFC 227. Before that, ‘Money’ picked up $50k for his Fight of the Night with Brian Ortega at UFC 214.

gettyimages 1011178774 612x612 2

Former lightweight champion Charles ‘Do Bronx’ Oliveira holds the record for the most performance bonuses in UFC history at 20. He’s followed closely by Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone at 18 and Nate Diaz at 16.

most ufc performance bonuses ufc betmgm

Alex Pereira banks $303k performance bonus for his sick head-kick KO of Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303

Alex Pereira banks $303,000 performance bonus for his sick head-kick KO of Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303Alex Pereira banked some extra coin for saving the day and delivering another highlight-reel performance during Saturday’s massive headliner…

Alex Pereira banks $303,000 performance bonus for his sick head-kick KO of Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303

Alex Pereira banked some extra coin for saving the day and delivering another highlight-reel performance during Saturday’s massive headliner in Las Vegas.

During an appearance on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Pereira’s longtime coach Plinio Cruz revealed that CEO Dana White gave Pereira a $303,000 post-fight bonus following his successful light heavyweight title defense at UFC 303.

“He was talking to Dana in the back, and they were talking about a bunch of stuff, and Dana said, ‘As a matter of fact, you won Performance of the Night.’ And he said, ‘$303,000?’ He goes, ‘No, no, no, $50,000,’” Cruz explained.

”But reality of the fact is, he did not — they gave $300,000 bonuses for [UFC] 300 and [Pereira] did not get Performance of the Night. They gave two to Max [Holloway], so he was a little bit salty about that. And I think because of all their history and then taking the fight on two weeks’ [notice], Dana looked at him and said, ‘You know what, man? I’m going to take care of you. You’ve got the $303,000.’ He even joked, he said buy a supercar with that money. [Pereira] goes, ‘I’ve got enough supercars.’ He wants a Cybertruck.”

Alex Pereira

Pereira stepped into the UFC 303 headliner on just 16 days’ notice after the original main event, Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler, was scrapped when the Irishman broke his pinky toe while sparring.

It was the second time in a matter of months that ‘Poatan’ has stepped up to save the day, the last time being at UFC 300 when Pereira put his 205-pound crown on the line against ex-titleholder Jamahal Hill. Originally, Pereira was negotiating to run it back with Prochazka at UFC 305 on August 17 when they got the call to step in and headline this year’s International Fight Week card.

Could Alex Pereira become the UFC’s first-ever three-division champion?

Alex Pereira is now 8-1 under the UFC banner, earning wins over a heap of former champions, including Sean Strickland, Israel Adesanya, Jan Blachowicz, Jamahal Hill, and Jiri Prochazka. He is just the ninth fighter in the promotion’s 30+ year history to win belts in two different divisions.

Alex Pereira

Following his impressive performance at UFC 303, it certainly seems like Pereira could find himself with a shot at doing what no man has done before — winning belts in three different divisions.

“[Pereira] has actually a very special vision [when it comes to] timing, distance, and the angles in the way that he [approaches his craft],” Cruz added. “It’s almost like he has his own style of fighting. He just combines his boxing and the kickboxing, and the way that he just implements [everything] is just light years ahead, the vision that he has [for] the game.”

gettyimages 2159892315 612x612 1