Overview
- Cropped from Saturday's UFC 327 broadcast, UFC and Crypto.com announced a $1 million fighter bonus pool for the June 14 Freedom 250 card.
- The prize will be paid in CRO, Crypto.com's token, estimated at about 14.4 million CRO, and it will be added to UFC's regular Fight and Performance bonuses.
- UFC said it will share the distribution rules later, leaving open whether one winner takes all or multiple fighters split the pool and how selections will be made.
- Freedom 250 is scheduled for the White House South Lawn with Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje and Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane headlining, and U.S. streaming on Paramount+.
- Reaction has been mixed as some fans question crypto’s volatility and past UFC crypto payouts, even as standard post-fight bonuses recently doubled to $100,000.