With the UFC set to kick off a new partnership with Paramount<\/a> worth a reported $7.7 billion starting next year, former UFC titleholder Jackson suggested that a massive increase to \u201cFight of the Night\u201d bonuses might help incentivize fighters to put on more exciting contests. <\/p>\n Jailton Almeida and Alexander Volkov during their fight at UFC 321. \/ (Craig Kidwell\/MMA Junkie)<\/p>\n \u201cIf I was a promotor and I had the bankroll the UFC has, I would up the \u2018Fight of the Night\u2019 bonus.\u201d Jackson explained on the Jaxxon Podcast<\/a> (h\/t Bloody Elbow<\/a>). \u201cI would up the \u2018Fight of the Night\u2019 bonus to a million dollars. So that\u2019s two million dollars per show. They can afford it. You are gonna get more exciting fights\u2026I would do a million, if I had made seven billion dollars just off selling the rights.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Heavyweight star reveals nasty injury after extending insane UFC record at UFC 321<\/a><\/p>\n A massive star in PRIDE before he joined the UFC, \u201cRampage\u201d won the UFC light heavyweight title by knocking out Chuck Liddell in 2007 and defended his belt once before he lost to Forrest Griffin at UFC 86.<\/p>\n “Rampage” Jackson stands on the scale during weigh-ins for UFC 186. \/ Jean-Yves Ahern-Imagn Images<\/p>\n Jackson went on to fight for Bellator following his lengthy UFC run (he did return to the Octagon for a one-off fight in 2015) and last competed in 2019 when he was knocked out by MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 237. <\/p>\n Fans are curious to see how the Paramount partnership and apparent death of the UFC pay-per-view model may change UFC events next year, but so far UFC CEO Dana White has been noncommittal regarding how the promotion\u2019s fighters will actually benefit<\/a> from the new deal.<\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC reportedly parts ways with two fighters after disappointing UFC 321 performances<\/a><\/p>\n The UFC previously awarded \u201cKnockout of the Night\u201d and \u201cSubmission of the Night\u201d bonuses before switching to a standard two \u201cPerformance of the Night\u201d bonuses per event to go along with \u201cFight of the Night\u201d. White and the promotional brass occasionally opt to hand out four \u201cPerformance of the Night\u201d bonuses if a card doesn\u2019t feature a standout fight, but the UFC\u2019s post-fight bonuses have been essentially locked at $50,000 for well over ten years at this point. <\/p>\n \u013dudov\u00edt Klein and Mateusz R\u0119becki won “Fight of the Night” at UFC 321. \/ (Craig Kidwell\/MMA Junkie)<\/p>\n UFC 321 saw Valter Walker and Quillan Salkilld both earn \u201cPerformance of the Night\u201d bonuses for earning the only two finishes on the card\u2019s prelims<\/a>, while \u013dudov\u00edt Klein and Mateusz R\u0119becki also earned an extra $50K for their bloody \u201cFight of the Night\u201d war. <\/p>\n \u2022 Jon Jones ignores Aspinall vs. Gane, accepts Alex Pereira’s UFC return fight offer<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Tom Aspinall shares raw look at aftermath of fight-ending UFC 321 eye poke<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Mackenzie Dern outlasts Virna Jandiroba to win UFC belt at UFC 321<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Former UFC star rips \u201ccasual MMA fans\u201d for criticizing Tom Aspinall after UFC 321 <\/a><\/p>\n Stick with MMAKnockout<\/a> for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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