Dana White Says UFC Fighter Bonuses Will Rise with Paramount TV Deal: 'That Will Be Big'

Dana White says UFC fighter bonuses will rise with Paramount TV deal: 'That will be big'

Fight and Performance of the Night bonuses will increase after UFC's new media rights deal

Dana White: UFC bonuses will increase following new Paramount deal

After UFC announced its massive multi-year, $7.7 billion deal to stream events on Paramount starting in 2026, many immediately wondered how the new agreement would change the promotion’s pay structure. Fighter pay has long been a highly debated topic in MMA, with many criticizing the purses that UFC has given its fighters for years. A study commissioned by the UFC in 2013 showed that roughly 18 percent of its revenue went to its athletes, a much…