Newly minted interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje was one of the biggest winners of the night in stature and compensation.
Not only did Gaethje add a belt to his collection, but he took home two $50,000 performance bonuses for his brutal fifth-round TKO of Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 249.
The promotion announced the full list of bonus recipients after the pay-per-view event on Saturday at VyStar Veteran’s Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The main card streamed on ESPN+.
Ferguson, whose insane 12-fight win streak ended at the door of a title shot, also took home a $50,000 bonus as one half of the “Fight of the Night” with Gaethje.