Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland each received a $50,000 bonus for their main event fight at UFC 297, with du Plessis winning the middleweight title, while Gillian Robertson and Jasmine Jasudavicius also earned $50,000 bonuses for their performances in the prelims.
Well, here’s the scoop. Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland? They’re grinning ear to ear. Why? An extra $50,000 is why. That’s right. They got it for their main event tussle.
Where did this happen? Scotiabank Arena, Toronto. When? Saturday night. The occasion? UFC 297. The stakes? The middleweight title.
And boy, did they fight. Five rounds of pure adrenaline. Neither gave an inch. Not till the last bell.
Who won? du Plessis. By a split decision. He took the middleweight title home. Strickland? He lost. But hey, he’s not going home empty-handed. The former champ and du Plessis got the Fight of the Night honors. A 25-minute battle that was.
This isn’t new for du Plessis. It’s his fourth post-fight bonus. And his second Fight of the Night bonus. Strickland? It’s his fourth post-fight bonus too. But his first Fight of the Night award.
Oh, and there’s more. UFC gave out two Performance of the Night bonuses. To who? Two women from the prelims. Gillian Robertson got one for her second-round TKO of Polyana Viana. Jasmine Jasudavicius? She got one too. For her third-round anaconda choke over Priscila Cachoeira.
And guess what? They’re also pocketing an extra $50,000. Not bad for a night’s work, huh?