Bonuses! Pantoja’s Submission Finish Leads $50K Winners

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Bonuses! Pantoja’s Submission Finish Leads $50K Winners

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Amanda Nunes regained the women’s bantamweight title last night (Sat., July 30, 2022) at UFC 277 live on ESPN+ (PPV)/ABC/ESPN from inside American Airlines Center in Dallas, Tex., with a dominant decision win over champion Julianna Pena. The co-main event saw Brandon Moreno capture interim flyweight gold with a sensational third-round body kick TKO over streaking contender Kai Kara-France.

In addition to the two title fights, UFC 277 produced a collection of finishes, memorable performances, and back-and-forth wars. Check them out below and let us know which ones stood out the most:

  • Undefeated welterweight prospect Michael Morales kept his winning ways up with a third-round TKO stoppage over Octagon newcomer Adam Fugitt (watch HERE)
  • Drew Dober scored another knockout finish with a third-round hook to the body against rising journeyman Rafael Alves
  • Surging light heavyweight contender Magomed Ankalaev pushed his current win streak to nine with a second-round TKO over Anthony Smith
  • Alexandre Pantoja made a big statement in his flyweight clash with Alex Perez by cruising to a 91-second submission finish
  • Heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich scored a controversial first-round TKO finish over Derrick Lewis, but still walked away with his fourth-straight knockout win
  • Nicolae Negumereanu scored his fourth-straight Octagon win with a vicious second-round TKO finish over UFC newcomer Ihor Potieria

In order to sift through the action and see which fighters took home a cool $50,000, we take a closer look at the official UFC 277 post-fight bonus winners below:

Fight of the Night: Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France

Performance of the Night: Alexandre Pantoja

Performance of the Night: Drew Dober

For complete UFC 277 results and coverage click here.

https://www.mmamania.com/2022/7/31/23285336/official-ufc-277-bonus-winners-results-espn-ppv-dallas-nunes-pena-kara-france-moreno-pantoja-dober