by - soumya ranjan
UFC Vegas 67 took place inside the UFC APEX arena in Las Vegas this Saturday. It was the first ever event of the UFC the year 2023 and the promotion is up for a great start. Fight fans have waited a long time for some much needed MMA action which they finally got today.
The whole card was stacked with amazing bouts and the fighters put on a great show. Here's the list of fighters who were awarded the "'Performance of the Night” bonuses awards.
Dan Ige won another 'Performance of the Night' bonus award and took home $50 k after he knocked out his opponent, Damon Jackson in the co-main event.
Fighter Roman Kopylov got an additional bonus of $50 k as he stopped Punahele Soriano via round 2 TKO. It was Kopylov's second consecutive UFC win since his debut last year.
Other than him, Umar Nurmagomedov, cousin of a former lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov, picked up his fourth UFC win and second 'Performance of the Night' bonus. He defeated Raoni Barcelos in the first round with a nasty KO.
In the preliminary card, fighter Allan Nascimento won a 50k award bonus after winning the bout against Carlos Hernandez in the first round.