Ultimate's rival, ONE Championship will start distributing 'Performance' bonuses to its athletes

B. Fernandes, bantamweight champion, poses with his ONE FC belt. Photo: Disclosure/ONE Championship

Excellent news for the athletes on the ONE Championship squad. In an interview with 'MMA Fighting', the organization's president Chatri Sityodtong revealed that he will start paying 'Performance of the Night' bonuses to fighters who stand out in the event. The prize pool will be of similar value to Ultimate: US$50 thousand (around R$276 thousand).

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“We always gave a $50 bonus, but not every event. Only if they were spectacular performances, we have given that value in recent years. But this year will be the first in which we will give several of these 50 thousand dollar bonuses at each of the shows. Our main criteria will be the 'gameness', that is, fighting every second of the fight to finish or knock out. Even some of the losers can win,” Chatri revealed.

According to the representative, the organization's intention is to reward at least one athlete per event, with a maximum of five fighters per event. card. The first event of the 2022 ONE Championship season takes place next Friday (14). The show will be headlined by the strawweight title fight between Xiong Jingnan and Ayaka Miura.