Alexandre Pantoja defended his territory in an admirable manner, and as a result received additional compensation for his work.
The reigning flyweight champion earned a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus after defeating Kai Asakura in two rounds in the UFC 310 headliner Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. did. After an entertaining first round, “The Cannibal” scrambled to get his opponent’s back and eventually secured a rear-naked choke, knocking the former RIZIN Fighting Federation title holder unconscious at the 2:05 mark of the second round. Made it unclear.
In other bouts, Vicente Luque shortstopped Themba Golimbo in a welterweight qualifier to earn a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check. The Killcliffe FC international rocked his opponent with a right hook, then immediately put Golimbo to sleep with an anaconda choke just 52 seconds into the fight.
In other bouts, Chase Hooper tapped out veteran Clay Guida in a lightweight qualifier to win the $50,000 “Performance of the Night” award. Hooper controlled most of the bout, scrambling onto his opponent’s back and transitioning into an armbar, ending the bout at 3:41 of round one.
In the end, Kennedy Nzechukwu won the final $50,000 “Performance of the Night” award of the night by defeating Lukasz Brzeski in the heavyweight contest. Nzechukwu knocked his opponent down with a counter left hook at 4:51 into the first round, followed by a hammerfist to seal the victory.
