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Matt Erickson and MMA Junkie Staff

‘Broke’ Charlie Radtke won’t stop asking for $50,000 bonus, wants to be paid for interviews

LAS VEGAS – Charlie Radtke beat Gilbert Urbina with a first-round TKO Saturday to open up the main card at UFC Fight Night 235 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Take a look inside the fight with Radtke, who said he won’t stop talking about deserving a post-fight bonus until he gets one, and suggested media members should pay him for interviews.

Charlie Radtke vs. Gilbert Urbina

UFC 249

Result: Charlie Radtke def. Gilbert Urbina via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:47
Updated records: Radtke (9-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Urbina (7-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Key stats: Radtke suggested credentialed media members should have to pay him for interviews. His post-fight news conference lasted less than 2.5 minutes. The average length of the other 10 individual post-fight winner press conferences at UFC Fight Night 235 was nearly 13 minutes.

Radtke on the fight's key moment

Charlie Radtke

“That was great. Now I’m trying to f*cking get some pizza, so hurry up with these questions.”

Radtke on bonuses

Randy Brown

“Give me that $50,000. I’m broke. … I’m deserving of the $50,000 and I won’t stop talking about it until I get it.”

(Radtke did not get a $50,000 performance bonus for his TKO. Those two awards went to Molly McCann and Randy Brown.)

Radtke on what he wants next

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 03: (R-L) Gilbert Urbina kicks Charles Radtke in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 03, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

“How much money do you got? That’s what it is. You guys get these interviews for free. I need to get paid. Let’s go. ‘Up next is?’ … [no more questions] … good. I’m out.”

To hear more from Radtke, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 235.

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