Brian Ortega, Sean O’Malley, Andre Soukhamthath and Alexander Hernandez received $50,000 post-fight bonuses for their efforts at UFC 222.
Ortega received a “Performance of the Night” award for his first-round knockout of Frankie Edgar in featherweight title eliminator bout in Saturday’s co-main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. “T-City” stopped Edgar in his tracks with a standing elbow and sent his foe to the canvas with a massive uppercut moments later. Referee Jason Herzog quickly stepped in to intervene at the 4:44 mark of the frame, making Ortega the first man to finish Edgar in MMA.