Ode Osbourne will empty his bag of tricks if he has to in order to secure his first UFC win and earn an extra $50,000 in the process. Osbourne (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is slated to meet Jerome Rivera (10-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) on Saturday at UFC Vegas 18.
Osbourne was originally slated to fight promotional newcomer Denys Bondar before Bondar withdrew from the bout. Prior to the bout cancellation, Osbourne told MMASucka that he was planning to secure a Performance of the Night bonus against Bondar.
“I’m hoping, if everything goes well, me and my corner have been working on some tricks to get me a nice little $50K bonus,” Osbourne had told MMASucka when he was slated to fight Bondar.