UFC 302 definitely down in Newark, NJ at the Prudential Center as one of the best PPV cards of this year so far. With a stacked card, packed crowd, and a cumulative payday of $15 million, it was one of the biggest in UFC history. The main event stole the thunder with an absolute war with Dustin Poirier and Islam Makhachev leaking blood.
Needless to say, Dana White ensured they were well compensated for the blood spilled. The champ prevailed after he took the challenger to deep waters, pushing his pace in the last round to stop the contest in a dramatic fashion. This earned the main event the Fight of The Night bonus with Islam Makhachev bagging an extra $100,000 outside his million-dollar paycheck.
Poirier also received $50,000 for his valiant effort, bumping up his total salary. As for the Russian with a base salary of 1 million; he is expected to earn around $3-$3.5 million accounting for the PPV shares and the whopping bonus he received.
On the other hand, ‘The Diamond’ will also get one of the biggest paydays which includes the bonus shares and his base pay of $800,000. But that wasn’t enough. Dana White’s generosity saw UFC award Kevin Holland with the performance of the night bonus, handing the fighter an additional $50,000 after his R1 finish of Michal Oleksiejczuk.
While Holland’s first-round submission stunned the Polish fighter and the crowd, it was the main event between two of the best in the business that blew the roof off of the place. Islam Makhachev .