Paddy Pimblett Led UFC 304’s Increased Bonus Awards
Paddy Pimblett received a $200,000 performance bonus after submitting King Green at UFC 304 in Manchester on July 27, 2024. Tom Aspinall and Mick Parkin each earned $100,000, bringing the three announced awards to a combined $400,000.
Green’s request changed the stakes
At the July 25 press conference, Green asked Dana White to increase the event’s bonuses from the usual $50,000 to $100,000. White agreed, and officials confirmed the higher amount for the Manchester card.
Green was preparing to face Pimblett on the main card. His request therefore helped establish the larger award that his eventual opponent would collect after their lightweight contest.
Pimblett’s submission brought an additional increase
Pimblett finished Green with a triangle choke at 3:22 of the opening round. White announced afterward that Pimblett would receive $200,000, doubling the already increased performance award.
The submission extended Pimblett’s unbeaten UFC run. His earlier professional career included defeats, so the sequence concerned his promotional record rather than an undefeated record across all organizations.
Heavyweight finishes earned the other awards
Aspinall stopped Curtis Blaydes after one minute of their first round, retaining the interim heavyweight championship. Parkin also secured a first-round finish, defeating Lukasz Brzeski.
Those performances earned the other two announced bonuses. Together with Pimblett’s submission, they accounted for the event’s performance-award recipients, while Belal Muhammad won the welterweight championship by decision in the headline contest.
Sources
- MMA Fighting: Green’s request and confirmed pre-fight increase
- MMA Fighting: three recipients and final awards
- UFC: Pimblett, Aspinall and Muhammad results
