Four fighters earned bonuses at
UFC Vegas 118, which was a card filled with finishes.
Edgar
Chairez (14-6) was the only prelims fighter to earn a $100,000
“Performance of the Night” bonus for his stoppage win over Bruno
“Bulldog” Silva (15-9). “Puro Chicali” dropped Silva with an
uppercut before quickly snapping in a rear-naked choke to earn the
tap in the opening round. The Mexican flyweight is now riding a
three-fight winning streak.
Meanwhile, Iwo
Baraniewski (9-0) earned the other POTN bonus of the card for
his first-round finish of Junior Tafa
(7-6). “Rudy” just needed two brutal leg kicks to drop Tafa before
raining vicious ground-and-pound to force the referee to show mercy
in 85 seconds. Having finished all nine of his career wins in the
opening frame, this was the third straight bonus in as many
Ultimate Fighting Championship outings for the undefeated
Polish light heavyweight.
Brendan
Allen (27-7) and Edmen
Shahbazyan (16-6) earned $100k each for “Fight of the Night” in
the middleweight co-headliner. While “All In” is known for his
wrestling, he chose to stay on the feet against Shahbazyan,
resulting in a fan-friendly slugfest. Allen landed the more
damaging shots to earn a unanimous decision victory.
Meanwhile, Bryce
Mitchell, Alessandro
Costa, Chelsea
Chandler, Joanderson
Brito and Ketlen
Souza all earned an extra $25k each for securing stoppages.
$100K each POTN: Iwo
Baraniewski/Edgar Cháirez$100K each FOTN: Brendan
Allen vs. Edmen
Shahbazyan$25K each to the other fighters that got a finish:
Bryce
Mitchell
Alessandro
Costa
Chelsea
Chandler
Joanderson
Brito
Ketlen
SouzaPost Fight Bonus History:…
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June 7, 2026