UFC 324 marked the start of a new system for earning post-fight bonuses inside the Octagon.

Dana White hadn’t been able to provide details on increasing the bonuses available to fighters at the start of a new era for the promotion.

Many had hoped that the athletes on the roster would see a financial benefit following the leading MMA organization’s huge move to Paramount+.

These questions were answered before Saturday night’s event when White announced that a new finish bonus would be added alongside the pre-existing bonuses being doubled.

However, the UFC president’s comments after UFC 324, where he provided more context on these changes, were recently proved wrong by a fighter.

Matt Frevola shares a letter from Dana White to reveal the post-fight bonuses he’s received in the past

The new post-fight bonuses led to Dana White handing out $450,000 to various fighters on the roster at UFC 324 on Saturday night.

In fact, the first two bouts of the night saw Ty Miller and Josh Hokit pick up the first $25,000 bonuses for finishing their opponents at the exact same time.

White spoke about the decision to implement this change when speaking at the post-fight press conference, where he said that it will replace the checks that were already being given out to every fighter on the card but not publicly announced.

“Everybody on the card would get a check for different dollar amounts depending on how they fought, ranging anywhere from $5,000 to $25,000 every event,” he revealed. “So, those are going away.”

12-fight UFC veteran Matt Frevola thanked the “boss” for doing this by sharing details of what he’s earned from these undisclosed payments in the past.

However, the lightweight fighter’s post saw him claim that he’s received just $3,000 several times after fights, including in his last bout with Kyle Nelson, which he provided visual evidence for in the form of a letter from White.

One of these $3,000 bonuses, Frevola claims, came when he knocked out Genaro Valdez in the first round in 2022, which he would’ve earned $22,000 more from if it happened in 2026.

Eddie Hearn predicts a fighter pay ‘revolt’ from the UFC roster

Even though fighters were already receiving a post-fight bonus on top of their contracted pay, the UFC implementing a flat sum for a finish appears to be a step in the right direction.

That being said, it’s not like this is going to instantly change complaints around fighter pay and how much athletes receive from the promotion’s total revenue.

Eddie Hearn believes that the launch of Zuffa Boxing is only going to further expose the gap between what MMA fighters and boxers earn.

“I think there will be a revolt from the UFC fighters, to be honest,” Hearn told iFL TV. “Because I think they’ll be thinking, ‘Why are we making so much less than the boxers?’”