With UFC Vegas 59 Marking the first UFC Sydney card in 2014, where there were no fights to the judges and knockout artists won the additional pay.
The fighters with the biggest knockouts – Geoff Neal, Mohammed Usman and Bryan Battle – each took home $50,000 for “Performance of the Night.” The headliner between Jamahal Hill and Thiago Santos – a TKO finish in the fourth for Hill – captured “Fight of the Night” with both taking home an additional $50,000.
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UFC Vegas 59 event took place in Las Vegas at UFC APEX. You can stream the entire 10-bout live via ESPN+
The highest-placed knockout of the night was Geoff Neal, who handed career finisher Vicente Luque the first such loss of his career. Neal had Luque dropped several times, before Vicente Luque was dealt a series of punches and uppercuts that sealed the deal in round three.
Usman, meanwhile, captured the heavyweight crown on The Ultimate Fighter 30 with a one-punch knockout of Zac Pauga. They were evenly matched up until Pauga’s check left hook put Pauga on the floor. Two follow-up shots weren’t necessary.
In the final bonus-winner, The Ultimate Fighter 29 winner Bryan Battle stopped Takashi Sato just 44 seconds into their prelim with a head kick.
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