UFC Vegas 95 bonuses: Only 3 awards handed out after lackluster card

Youssef Zalal and Jarno Errens | Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC

Serghei Spivac closed the show with a big finish, but finishes were few and far between at the UFC’s latest visit to the APEX.

The dearth of memorable moments resulted in the UFC handing out one less bonus than usual, with Spivac, Youssef Zalal and Toshiomi Kazama all earning $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses.

No Fight of the Night was awarded for Saturday’s event.

Spivac avenged a February 2020 loss to Marcin Tybura in the heavyweight headliner, needing less than two minutes to secure an armbar that forced Tybura to tap out for the first time in his 13-year career. The win gave Spivac his fourth in his past four outings and afterwards, he called for the UFC to match him up with an opponent that will keep him climbing the rankings.

This is Spivac’s second Performance of the Night bonus. He also received one for a first-round submission of Derrick Lewis this past February.

Zalal and Kazama both scored the first bonuses of their UFC careers.

Now 2-0 in his second stint with the promotion, Zalal scored a slick submission of Jarno Errens to net the $50,000 bonus.

Kazama, who was coming off of consecutive first-round losses, authored a thrilling comeback win over Charalampos Grigoriou, finishing him with a rear-naked choke in Round 2.