LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag], [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag], [autotag]Petr Yan[/autotag], and [autotag]Irene Aldana[/autotag] will all take home an extra $50,000 after memorable performances at UFC 245.
Usman (16-1) and Covington (15-2) competed in a thriller of a main event matchup Saturday night. The duo went back and forth in a hard-hitting battle of heart and will before Usman scored the TKO at the 4:10 mark of the fifth round to retain his welterweight title. The duo took home well-earned “Fight of the Night” bonuses.
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Yan (14-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and Aldana (12-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) marked themselves as real contenders in the bantamweight divisions of their respective genders with a pair of fantastic finishes. Yan used a head kick to finish off the legendary Urijah Faber in the third round of their fight, while Aldana used a hellacious left to the jaw to knock out Ketlen Vieira in the first round of their fight.
Both competitors earned “Performance of the Night” bonuses for their efforts.
The UFC announced a crowd of 16,811 paying $4,041,119.14 at T-Mobile Arena for UFC 245.
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