Alex Pereira earned three-times more than his rival Jiri Prochazka for his UFC 303 KO win. Pereira defended his UFC light-heavyweight title in a sequel against Prochazka, which he ended in spectacular fashion with a thunderous head kick in second round. 'Poatan' is becoming a huge name on the roster given his achievements in two weight classes, and his financial earnings are beginning to reflect his feats.
Prior to the fight, the Brazilian confirmed reports that he had negotiated a total purse of $3 million [£2.36 million] to renew his rivalry wit Prochazka. And it has been since revealed that the promotion's president Dana White handed Pereira a tidy $303,000 [£238,654] for his epic performance just moments after its conclusion.
His coach Plinio Cruz revealed: "He [Pereira] was talking to Dana in the back, and they were talking about a bunch of stuff, and Dana said, ‘As a matter of fact, you won Performance of the Night.’ "And he said, ‘$303,000?’ He goes, ‘No, no, no, $50,000. "I think because of all their history and then taking the fight on two weeks’ [notice], Dana looked at him and said, ‘You know what, man? I’m going to take care of you.
"You’ve got the $303,000.’ He even joked, he said buy a supercar with that money. "Pereira goes, ‘I’ve got enough supercars.
’ He wants a Cybertruck." His total purse of $3.305 million [£2.
6 million] has eclipsed the estimated $2.85 million [£2.24 million] that he pocketed for beating Jamahal Hill at UFC 30.
