UFC 259 Prelims Fighters Make Bank With $50,000 Bonuses
Four fighters on the UFC 259 prelims are leaving with an extra $50,000 in their pockets.
UFC 259 offered a stacked main card; however, it was the undercard that delivered on action. Uros Medic and Kai Kara-France were awarded Performance of the Night bonuses for their respective finishes. The Fight of the Night honors went to the two-round slugfest between Kennedy Nzechukwu and Carlos Ulberg.
Kara-France survived a tough four-and-a-half minutes of back-takes and grappling dominance from Rogerio Bontorin, roaring back to life with a knockout at 4:55 of round one.
A chipper Uros Medic absolutely dominated Aalon Cruz, earning a TKO at just 1:30 of the first round.
Debuts and comebacks earn an extra 50K —
–: @UrketaraKeta @KaiKaraFrance
[ B2YB @P3Protein ] pic.twitter.com/wAgXksfzUu— UFC (@ufc) March 7, 2021
Carlos Ulberg was a meaningful favorite to beat Kennedy Nzechukwu. That looked to be the case after an early head kick rocked Nzechukwu; however, he absorbed an ungodly amount of shots and ultimately shut Ulberg’s lights off.
Gave it their all ’til the end — Nzechukwu-Ulberg takes Fight of the Night!
[ B2YB @ToyoTires ] pic.twitter.com/6h3TsM1mdw— UFC (@ufc) March 7, 2021
Review all the UFC 259 results here.
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