UFC 282 post-fight bonuses: Dana White’s ‘good mood’ nets every finisher $50k

UFC President Dana White was in the holiday spirit, so he handed out some extra cash at UFC 282.

White announced after Saturday’s pay-per-view event that almost every finisher on Saturday’s card – nine in total – would be awarded a “Performance of the Night” bonus worth $50,000.

The remaining finish, a scrap between main card combatants Dricus Du Plessis and Darren Till, was awarded “Fight of the Night” with both taking home an additional $50,000. After White blasted the fighters of the main and co-main, the award wasn’t a surprise.

UFC 282 took place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event’s main card aired live on ESPN+ pay-per-view.

Among the finishers to take home an extra $50k:

• Santiago Ponzinibbio with a come-from-behind knockout of Alex Morono on the main card.
• Ilia Topuria for a submission of submission artist Bryce Mitchell.
• Raul Rosas Jr., who at 18 became the youngest fighter in the UFC and picked up his first win with a quick submission.
• Jairzinho Rozenstruik with a first-round railroading of Chris Daukaus.
• Edmen Shahbazyan with a second-round stoppage of Dalcha Lungiambula.
• Chris Curtis with a second-round knockout of Joaquin Buckley after their online rivalry led to a fight.
• Billy Quarantillo again showed his resilience by taking Alexander Hernandez’s best and coming back in the second for a standing TKO.
• T.J. Brown for taming the unpredictable Erik Silva with an arm-triangle choke.
• Cameron Saaiman for outlasting Steven Koslow to earn a third-round TKO.