Fight-Size UFC 236 Update: Bonuses, Gate, Attendance, Khabib, Interviews
Your fight-size update following UFC 236.
– Alexandre Pantoja picked up a top-5 win over Wilson Reis. You can see him speak about his win above.
– Dana White says Adesanya vs. Whittaker will take place in an Australian stadium.
– You can also see Khalid Taha sound off on smoking Boston Salmon below.
– See our UFC 236 post-show press conference coverage from Jeremy Lambert at this link.
– UFC 236 drew 14,297 fans in Atlanta for a $1.9 million live gate.
– There were no “Performance of the Night” bonuses given out at UFC 236. Instead, Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum and Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier each earned $50,000 “Fight of the Night” bonuses.
– Khabib Nurmagomedov indicated on Twitter that he’d face Dustin Poirier in September. He also noted that he had personally scored the fight as a draw.
– James Lynch, Showdown Joe and Sean Ross Sapp return Tuesday at 2 PM EST for the Fightful MMA Podcast, but check out our UFC 236 wrap-up show at this link.
– You can check out fighters reacting to the UFC 236 co-main event at this link, and the main event at this link.
– Alan Jouban was not happy with the judges following his close split decision loss to Dwight Grant.
