UFC 217 Bonuses: 5 Fighters Pocket Extra Cash

UFC 217 Bonuses: 5 Fighters Pocket Extra Cash

Five fighters from the historic UFC 217 fight card earned post-fight bonuses. Here's who got them.

Nov 5, 2017 by FloCombat Staff
UFC 217 Bonuses: 5 Fighters Pocket Extra Cash

Rose Namajunas, Georges St-Pierre, and TJ Dillashaw have $50,000 more reasons to smile following their UFC 217 victories on Saturday night in New York. 

UFC President Dana White confirmed the three new champions each netted a performance bonus after the event, then he added a special sprinkle on top. 

Ovince Saint Preux, who knocked out Corey Anderson with a vicious head kick, and Ricardo Ramos, who landed a beautiful spinning elbow against Aiemann Zahabi, also earned $25,000 apiece. 


Namajunas kicked off the upsets at UFC 217, knocking out long-reigning UFC strawweight queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk in round one of their tilt. It was Namajunas' first knockout of her career. 


Dillashaw kept them rolling, finishing Cody Garbrandt in round two of their bantamweight title fight with a perfect combination. Garbrandt knocked Dillashaw down late in the first round, nearly finishing the fight before the bell sounded and gave Dillashaw new life. The former champ ran with it, turning it on in the second round and finding the finish.


To close the night, St-Pierre caught Michael Bisping with a left hook that dropped the middleweight champion in the third round and set up a fight-ending submission moments later.