When you become just the second fighter in UFC history to hold two weight-class championships at the same time, and do so via knockout while going up in weight, you’ve probably earned yourself a Performance of the Night bonus.
Such was the case on Saturday night. Daniel Cormier’s first-round knockout of Stipe Miocic added the UFC heavyweight title to a trophy case which also includes the UFC light heavyweight belt.
And it earned him an extra $50,000 as one of UFC 226’s postfight bonus winners.
Cormier was one of four fighters to claim Performance of the Night, with Khalil Rountree Jr.