The UFC has been handing out more “Performance of the Night” bonuses than usual these days. I’m sure I’m not alone in noticing — and appreciating — that fact. When the promotion puts more money in the pockets of its fighters, it’s something to acknowledge and praise.
With the UFC basking in the glow of the UFC London card on March 19, the promotion awarded a $50,000 bonus to each of the nine fighters who scored a finish. Six fighters on the UFC 275 card finished their opponents. Five of those fighters grabbed a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” award, while the other finisher, Jiri Prochazka, was half of the “Fight of the Night” bonus-winning scrap along with his vanquished foe, Glover Teixeira.