$50,000 performance bonuses added to ONE Championship fight cards
A new incentive will be added to the mix for fighters competing under the ONE Championship fight banner. Chatri Sityodtong, CEO of the Singapore-based combat sports promotion, will be now be awarding US$50,000 performance bonuses at every event going forward, according to a report from Nicolas Atkin of the South China Morning Post.
“A minimum of one bonus will be given out at each show, with a maximum of five awarded, based on fighters’ performances – and losers can win it too,” the report states.
The report goes on to say that the promotion already handed out its first pair of performance bonuses at December’s ONE: Winter Warriors fight card, with Saygid “Dagi” Guseyn Arslanaliev and Timofey Nastyukhin becoming the first recipients of the bonuses under the new system.
ONE Championship will hold its first card of 2022 with Friday’s ONE: Heavy Hitters event, headlined by a flyweight title bout between Jingman Xiong and Ayaka Miura.
ONE Heavy Hitters fight card:
Jingnan Xiong vs. Ayaka Miura – 125 lbs
Roman Kryklya vs. Murat Aygun – 265 lbs
S. Fairtex vs. T. PK Saenchai – 145 lbs
James Nakashima vs. S. Izagakhmaev – 170 lbs
S. Jaroonsak Muaythai vs. E. Vandaryeva – 125 lbs
Senzo Ikeda vs. Jeremy Miado – 125 lbs
Elias Mahmoudi vs. Walter Goncalves – 135 lbs
Beybulat Isaev vs. G. Stoforidis – 265 lbs
Yushin Okami vs. Leandro Ataides – 205 lbs
Shuya Kamikubo vs. Troy Worthen – 145 lbs
Tiffany Teo vs. Bo Meng – 125 lbs
Robin Catalan vs. Elipitua Siregar – 125 lbs
