UFC White House card bonuses revealed as fighters set for historic payday

The UFC White House card is making history in a number of ways - including through its never-before bonus up for grabs.

In the early hours of Monday 15 June, a total of seven fights will take place in an Octagon set up on the South Lawn of the White House to commemorate 250 years of the United States' independence.

Following discussions between President Donald Trump and Dana White, the historic event has been in the works for a while.

It promises to be one of the biggest spectacles in all of combat sports - should the weather allow it to go ahead smoothly.

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14 fighters will compete on the stacked card, which is headlined by Ilia Topuria's lightweight title defence against Justin Gaethje.

And given the size of the event, there have been huge changes made to the bonus pot.

It was announced back in April at UFC 327 in Miami that $1 million in post-fight bonuses would be up for grabs for those fighting.

Sponsor Crypto.com are paying out the sum in CRO, the native cryptocurrency of the Cronos ecosystem, to mark their own 10-year anniversary.

The cryptocurrency is worth around 14.4 million, equivalent to $1 million at the time of the announcement.

Crypto.com are the co-presenting partner of the UFC Freedom 250 card and said that details on how fighters can pick up a share of the bonus pool "announced at a later date".

They confirmed it would be awarded to "selected" fighters and White said the partner would be "giving fighters the biggest bonus in UFC history".

UFC White House bonuses announced by Dana White ahead of historic card

The exact criteria has not been disclosed but we do know that the bonus pool is completely separate to the Fight of the Night and Performance bonuses White announces after every show.

However, those bonuses have also been given a monumental increase.

The overall bonus pool stands at $1.65 million, with the two winners of Performance of the Night earning a whopping $425,000.

On top of that, the fighters involved in Fight of the Night will each net $400,000 - with a finish bonus for a knockout or submission remaining at a tidy $25,000.

These bonuses were $50,000 for a long time before they were doubled to $100,000 at the start of the year following the seismic $7.7 million deal with Paramount.

They have been more than tripled this time around, with Alex Pereira potentially bagging a mammoth payday and becoming the first ever fighter to win a title in three weight divisions if he knocks off Ciryl Gane.

“World Liberty Financial will serve as a presenting partner and are adding another $250,000 to bonuses for the fighters that night,” White said in his press conference.

“Two fighters who earn Fight of the Night are going to earn $400,000 each.

“Then the two Performance [of the Night] bonuses will get $425,000 each. Congratulations everybody, good luck.”