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UFC Saudi Arabia: Robert Whittaker and three others bank bonuses

BAD MMA News — Sun, 23 Jun 2024 00:21:01 +0000

Following the conclusion of their first event in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, UFC officials announced the recipients of the coveted performance-based bonuses. Four fighters were awarded an extra $50,000 for their octagon performance: Robert Whittaker Volkan Oezdemir, Shara Magomedov, and Felipe Lima. Performance Of The Night: Robert Whittaker Making good on his promise to fight anyone, anywhere, Robert Whittaker didn’t back down when faced with dangerous newcomer Ikram Aliskerov as a short-notice replacement for Khamzat Chimaev . He didn’t even need a full two minutes to find the chin of his opponent with a swift uppercut that rocked the man riding a 7-fight win streak into the main event. Whittaker noted he’d be interested in being the backup fighter for the middleweight championship fight in Perth this August, and after peformances like this, who in their right mind would say no?

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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

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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.

UFC Vegas 57 bonuses: Final four fights take home the awards

BAD MMA News — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 06:29:30 +0000

Officials awarded three Performance of the Night honors, as well as a Fight of the Night award, in announcing the UFC Vegas 57 bonuses on Saturday. The fights took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, headlined by a lightweight main event between Arman Tsarukyan and Mateusz Gamrot. All four of the UFC Vegas 57 bonuses were nabbed by the final four bouts of the night. Thiago Moises sank a rear-naked choke to submit Christos Giagos in the first round of their lightweight bout. He earned a $50,000 performance bonus for the finish. https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1540899409084329984?s=20&t=iHgVSbZOSDWzCBZdNXtuNg Shortly after Moises finished his fight, heavyweight Josh Parisian earned his $50,000 bonus by finishing Alan Baudot.

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