Vinicius Oliveira just submitted his entry for “Knockout of the Year,” and that effort made him a little extra money in the process.
The Brazilian pocketed a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” award by virtue of highlight-reel finish of Bernardo Sopai in a preliminary bantamweight showdown at UFC Fight Night 238 on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. After surviving some precarious moments earlier in the bout, Oliveira got stronger as the fight progressed before rendering his opponent unconscious with a flying knee at the 4:41 mark of Round 3.