Plinio Cruz, the coach of UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, said that the head of the promotion Dana White will pay his client a bonus of $303 thousand dollars for his victory over Jiri Prochazka.
MMA Fighting quotes Cruz as saying:
He talked to Dana backstage, and they discussed many things. Dana said, ‘You actually won Performance of the Night.’ And (Pereira) replied, ‘303,000$?’ Dana said, ‘No, no, no, $50,000.’ But a bit later Dana looked at him and said, ‘You know what, man? I’ll take care of you. You get $303,000.’
Recall, Pereira defeated Jiri Prochazka by technical knockout in the second round on June 30. For the first time fighters fought in November 2023 in the framework of the tournament UFC 295, that fight ended with the victory of Alex by technical knockout in the second round.
The 31-year-old Prochazka has 30 wins, five losses and one draw. The 36-year-old Pereira has 11 wins and two losses.
