Bonuses! Pereira Claims $50K For KOTY Candidate
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Alex Pereira saved the show yet again last night (Sat., June 29, 2024) at UFC 303 LIVE on ESPN+ PPV from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, stopping Jiri Prochazka with a second-round head kick TKO to retain his light heavyweight title. In co-main event action, Diego Lopes pushed his current win streak to four with a super short-notice fight against Dan Ige.
In addition to the light heavyweight title rematch, UFC 303 played host to a collection of memorable wars and spectacular knockouts. Check them out below and let us know which ones stood out the most:
- Joe Pyfer returned to the middleweight win column with a blistering first-round faceplant KO over veteran Marc-Andre Barriault (see HERE)
- Bantamweight prospect Payton Talbott scored another sensational finish when he stopped Yanis Ghemmouri with a 19-second knockout
- Charles Jourdain felt the wrath of Jean Silva when the Brazilian finisher launched a nasty second-round knockout
- Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson ended early after a gruesome cut suffered by “Sheetara” in the second round (see it HERE)
To sift through the action and see which fighters took home an extra $50,000, we take a closer look at the official UFC 303 post-fight bonus winners below:
- Fight of the Night: Cub Swanson vs. Andre Fili
- Performance of the Night: Alex Pereira
- Performance of the Night: Payton Talbott
- Performance of the Night: Macy Chiasson
- Performance of the Night: Joe Pyfer
For complete UFC 303 results, coverage, and highlights click HERE.
