4 fighters earned large bonuses at UFC Vegas 104.
Andre Lima, Carli Judice, and Carlos Vera all gained $50,000 Efficiency of the Night time bonuses for the primary time at Saturday’s occasion at UFC APEX. The fourth bonus went to bantamweight veteran Priscila Cachoeira, who most just lately gained a Struggle of the Night time again in February 2022.
The additional money was well-earned, with all 4 winners exhibiting out in spectacular style.
Lima was arguably the quickest riser by way of rankings because the flyweight improved to 4-0 within the UFC and 11-0 as a professional with a dominant submission win over Daniel Barez. “Mascote” went forward on the scorecards after two rounds earlier than discovering a rear-naked choke end within the third.
Judice and Vera each utilized head kicks to attain their first UFC wins and snatch their first Efficiency of the Night time bonuses. Within the opening bout of the preliminaries, Judice rocked Yuneisy Duben with a high kick to find a knockout finish within the first spherical, whereas Vera used a kick to stun the heavily favored Josias Musa and put him away with a rear-naked choke additionally within the first spherical.
That is the second bonus for Judice in simply two UFC appearances after she beforehand gained a Struggle of the Night time award in a shedding effort towards Gabriella Fernandes.
Probably the most emphatic end of the night time belonged to Cachoeira, who blasted Josiane Nunes with an uppercut in Round 1 that left her Brazilian counterpart flat on the canvas.