The Octagon headed to Serbia for today’s UFC Belgrade event, and four fighters wound up taking home performance bonuses.
This afternoon’s event was headlined by a welterweight matchup between surging division contenders Uros Medic and Daniel Rodriguez. The contest proved to be a short-lived affair. Medic was able to rock Rodriguez in the early seconds with a 3-punch combination and then sent him crashing to the canvas with a body kick. From there, ‘The Doctor’ proceeded to land another kick to the body of ‘D-Rod’, this before ultimately finishing the contest with ground and pound. The fight itself lasted just 30-seconds and marked Uros Medic’s fourth straight first-round stoppage victory.
UFC Belgrade was co-headlined by a highly anticipated light heavyweight bout featuring former champion Jan Blachowicz taking on Navajo Stirling. The high-stakes matchup resulted in a coming out party for the rising contender Navajo Stirling. The undefeated 28-year-old was able to rock Jan Blachowicz with a massive right hand early in the opening round and quickly proceeded to finish the former champion with some nasty punches and elbows. The impressive first-round finish improved Stirling’s undefeated record to 11-0 and puts him right into title contention at 205lbs.
Following the conclusion of today’s event, UFC officials announced at the post-fight press conference that four fighters would be taking home $100k performance bonuses.
Performance of the night: Uros Medic earned an extra $100k for his sensational 30-second TKO victory over Daniel Rodriguez in today’s UFC Belgrade main event (see that here).
Performance of the night: Navajo Stirling pocketed an extra $100k for his impressive first-round TKO victory over former division champion Jan Blachowicz in today’s co-headliner (see that here).
Performance of the night: Gilbert Urbina earned an extra $100k for his first-round TKO victory over Vlasto Cepo (see that here).
Performance of the night: Nina Milosevic pocketed an extra $100k for her first-round body shot finish of Hailey Cowan (see that here).
Are you surprised by any of the performance bonuses handed out by Dana White and company following the conclusion of today’s UFC Belgrade event? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!
This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM
