Henry Cejudo ’s last fight at UFC 323 might not have gone his way, as he suffered a unanimous decision loss against Payton Talbott . However, ‘Triple C’s retirement didn’t end on a sour note because it actually turned out surprisingly lucrative. The former two-division champion received a $50K bonus from Dana White for his barnburner fight, which came off more like a personal gesture than a standard fight-of-the-night award. On top of that, the UFC CEO went ahead and gave him his win money, too.

“UFC did just pay Henry Cejudo his show and win money. Thank you.” Cejudo’s manager, Ali Abdel Aziz, posted on X, thanking the promotion for the gesture.

For the unversed, the UFC generally operates on a show-and-win model for fighter contracts, with a few exceptions like UFC 311, where Is

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