UFC Vegas 50 payouts: Which fighters won bonuses on the Thiago Santos vs Magomed Ankalaev card?


UFC Vegas 50 payouts: Which fighters won bonuses on the Thiago Santos vs Magomed Ankalaev card?

UFC Vegas 50 bonuses

UFC Vegas 50 was easily one of the best Fight Night cards we have gotten from the promotion in a really long time. The event was headlined by the stunning light heavyweight matchup of Thiago Santos vs Magomed Ankalaev.

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Despite the two light heavyweights taking most of the spotlight, it would be unfair to say that the fighters on the undercard did not add to the event. The entire card was ecstatic from top to bottom. UFC Vegas 50 took place at the regular venue for Fight Night since the pandemic, the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

With Thiago Santos and Magomed Anakalaev headlining the event with a potential title contender fight and an electrifying bantamweight bout in the co-main event, one could simply not take his eyes off from the event. This card had a total of 8 finishes and a handful of lucky fighters got to walk home with the bonus check after UFC Fight Night 203.

No Fight Of The Night bonus for UFC Vegas 50

Drew Dober at UFC Vegas 50
Drew Dober finishing Terrance McKinney at UFC Vegas 50

The promotion decided to reward four fighters with a performance bonus. The fighters were Khalil Rountree Jr, Cody Brundage, Song Yadong, and Azamat Murzakanov. It is fair to say all four fighters deserved this bonus. It was surprising that we did not see a Fight Of The Night award as many would agree that the lightweight battle between Terrance McKinney and Drew Dober could rightfully be awarded one.

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Both the fighters fought an electrifying bout, despite their fight lasting only for the first round as Dober managed to come back from an absolute beating he received from Terrance, and pull off a TKO win. Related Megan Olivi, Ariel Helwani and many more react to the shocking upset victory by Drew Dober over Terrance McKinney at UFC Vegas 50

The winners of the bonus check, all won the fight via finishes. Khalil Rountree knocked out his opponent, Karl Roberson via a vicious right hand followed by a deadly body shot. Song Yadong also was easily one of the best performers of the night as he knocked out former champion Marlon Moraes.

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