Overview
- Quinton “Rampage” Jackson proposed raising Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night to $1 million, arguing the $7.7 billion Paramount windfall can fund incentives that push fighters to take more risks.
- UFC 321 drew widespread complaints for conservative game plans and set a UFC record with 60 takedowns, while the Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane title bout ended as a no-contest after a double eye poke.
- The promotion continues to award the longstanding $50,000 bonuses set in 2013, with UFC 321 payouts going to Quillan Salkilld, Valter Walker, and the Fight of the Night pairing of Ludovit Klein and Mateusz Rebecki.
- Dana White has said bonuses will increase once the Paramount deal begins in 2026, though he has not disclosed specific figures or whether any hikes would be permanent.
- Debate over scale and feasibility persists as voices like TJ Dillashaw call for at least $100,000, Bobby Green forecasts around $75,000, fighters are documented to receive roughly 17–20% of event revenue, and prior one-off boosts at UFC 300 ($300,000) and UFC 304 ($100,000) did not endure.