Dana White Forced to Hand Historic $300,000 Bonus for UFC 300 as Justin Gaethje Riles Up Crowd at Press Conference

UFC 300 is just a night away from materializing and the fighters seem to be as hyped as ever. The main event of the grand night would be Alex Pereria defending his light heavyweight title against Jamahal Hill, however, the fight that everyone is talking about is between Max Holloway and Justin Gaethje.

‘The Highlight’ is all set to defend his ‘BMF’ belt against the former featherweight champion Holloway. The aura of the event is such that at the UFC 300 pre-fight press conference the crowd went into a frenzy upon witnessing them talk and to increase the intensity of the matches at the UFC 300, Dana White made a special announcement.

Dana White is going all in for UFC 300

The UFC 300 pre-fight press conference was wild and it was all about the fighters, however, amidst the hubbub a reporter asked a very genuine question to the UFC CEO. What you may ask? Well, the reporter inquired whether White is considering any increase in fight bonuses for the grand night, and upon hearing the question White had one to say, “What should it be raised to”

Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway were the front runners in pushing Dana White to the pedestal where he was forced to raise the standards of the grand night. White asked what should be the new bonus amount and The fighters started howling that it should be raised to 3X amount to everyone’s surprise, White confirmed that the new bonus amount for the UFC 300 would be $300000.

With the bonuses, value increased. The fighters got a new motivation to give their 100%. We night witnessed an all hell loose fight at the UFC 300 and according to the UFC head honcho, UFC 300 has the potential to top the Conor Mcgregor vs. Khabib Nurmagemodov match.

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UFC 300 would top Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov match

Dana White believes that the upcoming UFC 300 would be bigger and better than the McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov match. Interestingly, the fight between McGregor and Nurmagomedov was the biggest PPV buys in UFC’s history, and to claim that UFC 300 would surpass that is a bold statement but White is not in the mood for sarcasm.

“When you talk about a card from top to bottom, the very first fight of the night until the main event….Basically, the first fight of the night could main event and that’s how every single fight throughout the rest of the night is.” said White in a conversation with ESPN.

The UFC CEO drew a parallel between UFC 300 and the McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov fight to justify his statement. Even though White is trying his best to pull the hype to the zenith there are still some doubts looming over it due to the fact that the card is missing some huge names. Nonetheless, What’s your take on UFC 300?

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