Michelle Waterson earned an extra $50,000 for choking out Paige VanZant at UFC on FOX 22. The UFC announced the Fight Night bonus winners following the event.
Waterson delivered an impressive performance, defeating the 22-year-old prospect via a first-round rear-naked choke in the main event of Saturday’s UFC card in Sacramento, Calif. That victory was impressive enough to get the ‘Karate Hottie’ a Performance of the Night bonus. With this win, the former Invicta FC atomweight champion is now 2-0 in the UFC, and 14-4 as a professional MMA fighter.
The other $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus was given to UFC newcomer Paul Craig.