UFC Fight Night 193 Bonuses: Four Fighters Garner ‘Performance of the Night’ Checks

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The UFC Fight Night 193 card got off to an explosive start, and that was reflected in how the bonus money was distributed — with four athletes from the preliminary draw receiving $50,000 “Performance of the Night” awards.

Flyweight prospect Casey O'Neill earned a “Performance of the Night” bonus on the strength of her second-round technical knockout of Antonina Shevchenko. The Xtreme Couture product pressured Shevchenko, landed a takedown and eventually transitioned to full mount in Round 2, where she forced a stoppage with a barrage of punches, elbows and hammerfists at the 4:47 mark.

Elsewhere, Jamie Mullarkey captured a “Performance of the Night” check by virtue of a come-from-behind win over Devonte Smith in a preliminary lightweight affair. After a rough opening stanza, Mullarkey turned it up in the second frame with an assault that included punches, knees and standing elbows. A pair of hooks to the body sent Smith crumbling to the canvas, and Mullarkey sealed his victory with punches and hammerfists 2:51 into Round 2.

Douglas Silva de Andrade scored a “Performance of the Night” award by making short work of Gaetano Pirrello in a featherweight matchup. Silva de Andrade ended his opponent’s night with a counter left hook followed by hammerfists on the canvas for a knockout triumph 2:04 into Round 1.

Finally, Alejandro Perez earned a “Peformance of the Night” payment by securing his first win since 2018 at the expense of Johnny Eduardo in the opening bout of the card. Perez landed a takedown in the second round, passed from full guard to side control and then trapped his Brazilian adversary in a scarf-hold armlock to force the tapout 4:13 into the first round of their bantamweight scrap.