UFC 234 Bonuses: Israel Adesnaya, Anderson Silva Garner ‘Fight of the Night’ Honors
The UFC 234 main event bout between Israel Adesanya and Anderson Silva was more competitive than expected, and for their quality work, the middleweights received “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece.
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Elsewhere, Montana De La Rosa captured a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for her submission of Nadia Kassem in a featured flyweight tilt. De La Rosa quickly took Kassem down in the second stanza, where she moved to mount. Eventually she would transition to a fight-ending armbar at the 2:37 mark of the period.
Finally, Devonte Smith garnered the evening’s other $50,000 “Performance of the Night” for his quick finish of Dong Hyun Ma in a preliminary lightweight scrap. Smith put his foe on all fours with a punching combination and then finished the contest with more punches and hammerfists to the side of the head 3:53 into the first round.
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