{"id":442350,"date":"2022-04-08T05:57:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T12:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=442350"},"modified":"2022-04-08T05:57:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T12:57:17","slug":"conor-mcgregor-wants-dana-white-to-up-the-bonus-payouts-for-ufc-273-up-the-bonus-let-them-go-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/conor-mcgregor-wants-dana-white-to-up-the-bonus-payouts-for-ufc-273-up-the-bonus-let-them-go-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor wants Dana White to up the bonus payouts for UFC 273: \u201cUp the bonus, let them go for it!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/henry-cejudo-issues-formal-challenge-to-conor-mcgregor-i-want-to-expose-you\/\">UFC star<\/a> Conor McGregor has asked Dana White to increase the bonus payouts ahead of UFC 273 this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Many years ago in April 2013, a young Conor McGregor made his UFC debut by knocking out Marcus Brimage in just over one minute. In his post-fight interview, he called on UFC president Dana White to reward him with a $60,000 bonus for what he deemed to be the Knockout of the Night.<\/p>\n<p>He got his wish and, as they say, the rest is history.<\/p>\n<p>Since then the UFC has played around with the amount awarded in bonuses on several occasions but for the most part, they hand out $50,000 for those who receive Fight of the Night or Performance of the Night honours.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with UFC 273 being right around the corner, an excited McGregor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thenotoriousmma\/status\/1512194678065700874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has pushed<\/a> for White to increase the bonus payouts to $60,000 heading into the pay-per-view.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great to see all the young pups up there <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ufc<\/a> today! We do face offs always here. Correct this going forward. Awesome stuff! Is it a \u201cbig fights feel\u201d somewhat right now with this card? I think so! Let\u2019s go fighters, bring it home! 60g\u2019z Dana! <br \/>Up the bonus, let them go for it!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/1512194678065700874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Great to see all the young pups up there @ufc today! We do face offs always here. Correct this going forward. Awesome stuff! Is it a \u201cbig fights feel\u201d somewhat right now with this card? I think so! Let\u2019s go fighters, bring it home! 60g\u2019z Dana! Up the bonus, let them go for it!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unlikely that we&#8217;re going to see White grant such a request but with a card this good, you never know what could happen.<\/p>\n<p>After all, he did wind up deciding to offer out bonuses to everyone who secured a finish at UFC London, so anything is possible if you catch him in a good mood.<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you agree with Conor McGregor that the UFC should increase the bonus pay structure? Would Dana White grant such a request? Which fight are you most looking forward to seeing at UFC 273 and why?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC star Conor McGregor has asked Dana White to increase the bonus payouts ahead of UFC 273 this weekend. Many years ago in April 2013, a young Conor McGregor made his UFC debut by knocking out Marcus Brimage in just over one minute. 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