Sean O’Malley successfully defended his UFC men’s bantamweight title in the UFC 299 main event on Saturday night in Miami. Dustin Poirier might have had the most impressive performance of the night.
Poirier scored a second-round KO win over Benoit Saint-Denis in a fight that had ups and downs before the veteran proved his mettle.
The scrap earned both fighters a Fight of the Night bonus. UFC CEO Dana White announced the bonus winners during his post-event press conference.
Here is a look at all of the other bonuses from UFC 299.
O’Malley’s surgical dissection of Marlon Vera in the main event earned the champion a Performance of the Night bonus.
He was as clean and accurate as we’ve seen him in his career. Joining O’Malley in the bonus circle was every fighter who earned a finish on the entire card.
Jack Della Maddalena made relatively easy work of Gilbert Burns early on the main card. With a nasty set of elbows, Maddalena earned the finish, turning a potentially tough situation into top position and a finish.
Curtis Blaydes was outfought in his matchup with Jailton Almeida in the first round.
The latter controlled Blaydes quickly with his grappling. It appeared the Brazilian was set to resume his domination until Blaydes could sprawl and land a series of hammerfists that led to the stoppage.
Michel Pereira was impressive in his win over Michal Oleksiejczuk. He displayed his striking and submission skills on his way to the first-round finish.
Robelis Despaigne, the highly celebrated Cuban heavyweight made an explosive, 18-second UFC debut. The 6-foot-7 Taekwondo Olympian scored the huge KO over Josh Parisian while moving backward.
The win was the fastest on the card, but it’ll be interesting to see who Despaigne is matched against in his next fight.
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