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Max Holloway is the new “BMF” champion, and with a one-night-only performance bonus raise handed out by UFC CEO Dana White for UFC 300, he’s the biggest winner of extra cash.

Holloway got what he demanded after knocking out Justin Gaethje, earning “Fight of the Night” and “Performance of the Night” for his buzzer-beater in UFC 300’s featured fight. With a double bonus, he earned $ 600,000. Gaethje, of course, also earned $ 300,000 for his losing effort.

Per TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter, Holloway has earned a total of $ 1,150,000 in “Performance of the Night” bonuses. Gaethje, meanwhile, has taken home an extra $ 850,000 in performance bonuses.

UFC 300 took place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event’s main card aired live on ESPN+ pay-per-view.

Only one other fighter was officially the beneficiary of White’s generosity – former UFC light heavyweight champ Jiří Procházka earned an extra $ 300,000 for his second-round stoppage of Aleksandar Rakic on the preliminary card.

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UFC 302 on June 1st at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. didn’t have an announced main event or co-main event until Saturday.

UFC CEO Dana White announced during the UFC 300 Post-Fight Press Conference that the lightweight title will be on the line in the UFC 302 main event.  Champion Islam Makhachev faces Dustin Poirier.  In the co-main event, former middleweight champion Sean Strickland takes on former title challenger Paulo Costa.

“June 1st, Newark, New Jersey pay-per-view, the main event Islam vs. Poirier,” White said.  “Co-main event, five rounds, Strickland versus Costa.”

Makhachev (25-1) knocked out former featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in his last fight.  Both of his title defenses have been against Volkanovski.  Poirier (30-8, 1 NC) ended Benoit Saint Denis’ five-fight winning streak in his last outing, winning by knockout.    

Strickland (28-6) lost the 185-pound championship to Dricus Du Plessis via split decision at UFC 297 in January.  He’s lobbied for an immediate rematch but after meeting with the fight promotion agreed to face Costa next.  

Costa (14-3) is coming off a unanimous decision loss to former titleholder Robert Whittaker in his last fight.  Having lost three of his last four matches, Costa is in desperate need of a win.  

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UFC 300 was everything we wanted it to be, and it was capped off by Alex Pereira viciously knocking out Jamahal Hill to continue his unheard of rise in the sport. While Pereira’s finish was memorable, it wasn’t the best one of the night — because that belongs to the new “BMF” champion.

Following Saturday’s highly anticipated fight card in Las Vegas, MMA Fighting’s Shaun Al-Shatti, Mike Heck, and Jed Meshew react to one of the most insane nights in UFC history, including Pereira’s first-round knockout of Hill, Max Holloway’s all-time finish of Justin Gaethje in the dream matchup to set himself up for a monster fight next, Zhang Weili’s dominant win over Yan Xiaonan, and much, much more.

Watch the UFC 300 post-fight show above, or an audio-only version of the show can also be streamed below and on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you get your pods.

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Break out the red panties, Conor McGregor is BACK!

The former UFC two-division champion returns to fight fellow Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 31 coach Michael Chandler as part of the upcoming UFC 303 pay-per-view (PPV) event on Sat., June 29, 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the final stop for this year’s International Fight Week in “Sin City.”

Get all the gory details right here.

“Officially official,” Chandler wrote on social media. “Thank y’all for being on this journey with me. Time to get to work. 77 days! Walk On. See you at the top!”

In addition to his Twitter message, “Iron” also posted a video on Instagram showcasing all the comments from both fans and fighters over the last few months claiming “Notorious” was never coming back and if he was, had no intentions of fighting Chandler.

Good things come to those who wait.

McGregor, who turns 36 in July, has not competed since snapping his leg against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 back in summer 2021. As for Chandler, 37, he’s been (voluntarily) riding the pine since his submission loss to Poirier at UFC 281 in late 2022.

They were originally expected to throw down atop the UFC 296 fight card to close out 2023; however, a war with USADA kept McGregor on the bench and forced the promotion to find a new drug testing agency to replace its “untenable” relationship with Travis Tygart.

Urine under the bridge.

The McGregor vs. Chandler headliner will be contested across five rounds at 170 pounds, despite the fact that both fighters are natural lightweights. I guess “Notorious” didn’t want to give up any of the contents in his “big fridge” ahead of fight night.

For much more on the McGregor vs. Chandler rivalry click here.

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