Dana White Announces Record UFC Fight Bonuses for Historic White House Card

UFC Freedom 250 will feature record bonus payouts.

Speaking to reporters during Friday's press conference held at the Lincoln Memorial, UFC president Dana White revealed the fight of the night winners will receive a $400,000 bonus.

There will also be two $425,000 bonuses given to the top individual performances on the card.

The previous record for fight night bonuses was $300,000 given out to commemorate UFC 300 in April 2024.

UFC and Crypto.com previously announced in April they were collaborating to create a $1 million bonus pool for the UFC White House event.

White noted on Friday that World Liberty Financial is also contributing $250,000 to the bonus pool, helping raise the total amount to $1.65 million split between four fighters.

"World Liberty Financial will serve as a presenting partner and are adding another $250,000 to bonuses for the fighters that night," White said. "Two fighters who earn Fight of the Night are going to earn $400,000 each. Then the two Performance [of the Night] bonuses will get $425,000 each. Congratulations everybody, good luck."

Friday's press conference kicked off a weekend of events in the Washington D.C. area for UFC. The Ellipse will host the weigh-ins on Saturday, followed by the UFC White House show on Sunday.

The preliminary card starts at 5 p.m. ET, with the main card kicking off at 8 p.m. ET.

Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria will headline the card in a UFC lightweight championship unification bout. The co-main event features Alex Pereira against Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title.