The Octagon was back at the Apex for tonight’s UFC Vegas 116 event, and four fighters wound up taking home performance bonuses.
The fight card was headlined by a high stakes featherweight matchup featuring Aljamain Sterling taking on Youssef Zalal. The bout proved to be a statement making performance for Aljamain Sterling. The former bantamweight champion was able to get the better of Youssef Zalal for the majority of their 25-minute affair, including a dominant fourth round. Although Zalal had some moments, including a solid third round, ‘Funk Master’ was able to fight through all the adversity he faced and cemented his status as a top contender at featherweight.
This evening’s UFC Vegas 116 event was co-headlined by a women’s bantamweight contest between Norma Dumont and Joselyne Edwards. The matchup resulted in a tightly contested back and forth affair with Edwards ultimately edging out Dumont on all three of the judges’ scorecards. ‘La Pantera’ is now right in the mix in terms of bantamweight title challengers.
Following the conclusion of tonight’s event, UFC officials announced at the post-fight press conference that 4 fighters would be taking home performance bonuses.
Fight of the night: Men’s bantamweight fighters Davey Grant and Adrian Luna Martinetti each pocketed $100k for their thrilling war on tonight’s UFC Vegas 116 main card. Grant ultimately won the contest by unanimous decision (29-28 x3).
Performance of the night: Ryan Spann earned an extra $100k for his second-round knockout victory over Marcus Buchecha (see that here).
Performance of the night: Jackson McVey pocketed an extra $100k for his first-round submission victory over Sedriques Dumas on this evening’s preliminary card (see that here).
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