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UFC Vegas 75 Bonuses: Shattering records, snagging $50k

BAD MMA News — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 14:31:48 +0000

The UFC Vegas 75 bonuses are in with main eventer Jared Cannonier shattering records and taking home an additional $50,000 for his efforts. UFC Vegas 75 Fight of the Night: Jared Cannonier defeats Marvin Vettori Marvin Vettori started strong, wobbling Jared Cannonier in the first round of their fight, but that only served to stoke the fire in his opponent. Cannonier stormed back with a vengeance, unleashing 241 significant strikes over the course of their five-round UFC Vegas 75 main event. That is the new record for most significant strikes landed in a single UFC middleweight bout. Cannonier won a unanimous decision from the judges, which should edge him up from No. 4 in the rankings of a top heavy middleweight division.

UFC Vegas 74 Bonuses: Jim Miller historic KO earns $50K

BAD MMA News — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 06:58:32 +0000

Jim Miller not only padded his UFC record for most victories with a 23-second knockout, he also led the charge on the UFC Vegas 74 bonuses. Miller, Muhammad Naimov, Alex Caceres, and Daniel Pineda all added an extra $50,000 to their paychecks by earning post-fight awards. UFC Vegas 74 Performance Bonus: Jim Miller Miller just keeps notching more and more UFC records. He has the most bouts in UFC history, the most victories, and he has the second most finishes in the promotion’s history. It took him just 23 seconds to knock out last-minute replacement Jesse Butler to earn his 14th official bonus. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1665188265136369664?s=20 UFC Vegas 74 Performance Bonus: Muhammad Naimov Naimov was down going into the second round, but left no doubts as to who won the fight with Jamie Mullarkey

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UFC Vegas 73 Bonuses: Diego Ferreira sleeps Michael Johnson to lead the charge

BAD MMA News — Sun, 21 May 2023 03:32:16 +0000

With six finishes and a blistering main event, UFC Vegas 73 delivered for fight fans and made it difficult for officials to narrow it down for the post-fight Performance Bonuses. Performance of the Night: Diego Ferreira Wow! Just wow! How else can we better describe Diego Ferreira’s incredible overhand right that clobbered Michale Johnson, sending him crashing back to the canvas… OUT COLD! It was an incredible, much needed, performance for Ferreira following a one-and-a-half-year layoff on the heels of three consecutive losses. The victory put Ferreira back in play and earned him one of the four UFC Vegas 73 post-fight performance bonuses accompanied by a $50,000 check. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1660064114910322689?s=20 Performance of the Night: Viacheslav Borshchev Viacheslav Borshchev not only earned a Performance of the Night bonus for his blistering knockout of Hayisaer Maheshate in the second round of their UFC Vegas 73 prelim headliner, but also for his post-knockout performance. Borshchev dropped Maheshate with a powerful one-two punch combo and finished him off with a few ground and pound punches for good measure

UFC Vegas 73 Bonuses: Diego Ferreira sleeps Michael Johnson to lead the charge – MMA Weekly

UFC Vegas 64 Bonuses: No ‘Fight of the Night’ Awarded

BAD MMA News — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 02:28:06 +0000

Following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 64 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the fight promotion announced the receipts of the performance-based bonuses. The fight card featured 11 bouts and nine ended in finishes. Four fighters earned ‘Performance of the Night’ awards

UFC Vegas 64 Bonuses: No ‘Fight of the Night’ Awarded – MMA Weekly

UFC London bonuses: Paddy Pimblett, Meatball Molly McCann wow British crowd

BAD MMA News — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:05:43 +0000

The UFC London bonuses were announced shortly following Saturday’s event. To no one’s surprise, British stars Paddy Pimblett and “Meatball” Molly McCann were among the winners of the $50,000 USD performance bonus winners after wowing their home country crowd. UFC London Bonus winners Performance Of The Night: Paddy Pimblett Paddy Pimblett rarely fails to excite his British fans. It was no different on Saturday, as he secured a tight rear-naked choke midway through the second round of his bout with Jordan Leavitt. It was his third finish and third performance bonus in as many bouts in the Octagon. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1550950704713412608?s=20&t=ZKvLu52_tqYaVNnM4t_Y8Q Emotional Paddy Pimblett dedicates victory to friend who committed suicide Performance Of The Night: Molly McCann Pimblett’s teammate and country woman “Meatball” Molly McCann also wowed her fans with a first-round stoppage of Hannah Goldy.