The UFC’s recent policy change on the post-fight bonus structure took some people by surprise, but it appears to have been borne out of Dana White’s desire to empty the kitty set aside for the awards. Two weeks ago, the UFC announced it was dropping the per-event awards for “Submission of the Night” and “Knockout of the Night,” and would instead give out a pair of “Performance of the Night” bonuses to go along with “Fight of the Night.” The announcement came not long after UFC 169, which featured 10 decisions in 12 fights. Four days later, UFC Fight Night 36 tied that record with another 10 decisions. Sometimes, there just aren’t knockouts or submissions, which typically causes that money to stay in the UFC’s coffers instead of going out to the fighters. White told MMAjunkie that while it’s a rarity that bonus money stayed behind, the new method is a guarantee that all the money set aside for the awards will go out the door. “It only happened a couple times,” White told MMAjunkie following Saturday’s UFC 170 pay-per-view at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas
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White: New structure ensures ‘every dime’ of bonus pot goes out UFC’s door – MMA Junkie