UFC 309’s Bonus Winners Cash In After a Night of Finishes
Five fighters received announced fifty-thousand-dollar bonuses at UFC 309 on November 16, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Jon Jones, Ramiz Brahimaj and Oban Elliott earned performance awards, while Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler shared Fight of the Night honors.
Three finishes earn performance awards
Jones retained the heavyweight championship by stopping Stipe Miocic in the third round. His finish supplied the main event’s conclusion and added an individual performance bonus to the successful championship defense.
Elliott knocked out Bassil Hafez early in the third round of their welterweight contest. Brahimaj also delivered a knockout, finishing Mickey Gall in the opening round. Those preliminary-card performances earned the same announced bonus amount as the headliner’s finish.
The co-main event and disclosed payment categories
Oliveira defeated Chandler by unanimous decision after five rounds in the co-main event. Chandler’s late rally added danger to a contest Oliveira had controlled for long stretches, and both men received the fight award. Together, the five bonuses represented two hundred fifty thousand dollars in announced fight-night awards.
Separate reporting listed two hundred sixty-two thousand five hundred dollars in Promotional Guidelines Compliance payments for the event. Those program payments and performance awards were specific disclosed categories, rather than a complete account of athlete compensation. Guaranteed contractual purses, discretionary arrangements and any pay-per-view participation were not established by those totals, leaving the bonus list as a confirmed part of the night’s financial picture.
Sources
- sherdog.com: UFC 309 Bonuses Jon Jones Four Others Awarded 3650K 195499
- sports.yahoo.com: ufc 309 post event facts 185000399.html
- ufc.com: ufc 309
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Jon Jones, Ramiz Brahimaj, Oban Elliott, Charles Oliveira, UFC, MMA
