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