UFC Vegas 80 Bonuses: Bobby Green Steals the show and banks a bonus

Lightweight Bobby Green scored big at UFC Fight Vegas 80 on Saturday by taking home two bonuses for his 33-second knockout of Grant Dawson in the fight card’s main event.  

October started off with a bang for fight fans, as the athletes on UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green put on a show at the UFC APEX.

The first UFC event of the month featured some dominant decisions, slugfests, and some very impressive finishes. Here’s the performances that earned an extra $50,000.

Performance Of The Night Bonuses

“King” delivered one of the best performances of his UFC career in his second main event. Right at the 30 second mark Bobby Green connected with a straight left strike that sent No. 10 ranked lightweight Grant Dawson to the canvas. Green followed up with some strikes as Dawson covered up. Referee Keith Peterson jumped in and it was a quick night at the office for Green.

The win puts Green right into the mix in the top ten of the always exciting lightweight division. What a win for the veteran, who has now put back-to-back stunning victories and officially announced that he’s bringing the heat.

Performance Of The Night: Joe Pyfer

If you haven’t stopped thinking of Joe Pyfer as just a good story it’s about time to. Pyfer is for real and he proved it by submitting Abdul Razak Alhassan in the second round of their middleweight bout. Pyfer and Alhassan were featured in the co-main event and Pyfer delivered good on his promise that he’s rising up the ranks and he’s in a full blitz to graduate from prospect to contender.

Performance Of The Night: Drew Dober

The highlight reel of Drew Dober got a little longer thanks to the all-action lightweight’s performance at UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green.

Dober found the mark early and often against Ricky Glenn and he it was evident that each time he connected with a strike that he was hurting Glenn. Dober never let off the gas and he battered Glenn until the damage had piled up and Glenn covered up on the canvas. The knockout win put Dober in first place all-time in terms of lightweight knockout wins.

It was the perfect bounce-back win for Dober.

Performance Of The Night: Nate Maness

Nate Maness is an under-appreciated dude.

Maness faced a dangerous fighter in Mateus Mendonca. When it became clear that Mendonca was determined to get a submission victory, Maness landed a powerful strike while sitting down and then popped into a dominant spot to land more ground and pound strikes. He put Mendonca out and the referee wisely saw it and put a quick end to their bout.

With his knockout win at UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green, Maness became the 18th fighter in UFC history to win a fight in three different weight classes (flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight).