Dana White has been convinced to increase post-fight bonuses for several recent pay-per-view cards, but he’s done doing that after a disappointing night at UFC 304.
During the pre-fight press conference on Thursday, lightweight competitor King Green proposed $100,000 bonuses for the event and White complied with a raucous ovation from the Manchester faithful. He stayed true to his word, handing down $400,000 in bonuses on Saturday, but UFC 304 didn’t play out the way he expected.
With 28 fighters competing on the card, there were nine total decisions and a string of seven consecutive decisions stretching from the early prelims all the way through the first two fights on the main card. That left a sour taste in White’s mouth, so he’s sending a message to the roster to stop asking for bigger bonuses because he’s not doing it anymore.
“I think tonight showed that we should not [give out bigger bonuses],” …