UFC Fight Night 55 post-fight bonuses: Four fighters take home an extra $50k

 

UFC Fight Night 55 is in the books, and it was a fantastic event filled with finishes.  The third card ever to feature all finishes, and the most amount of finishes on one card ever.

UFC Fight Night 55 post-fight bonuses: Four fighters take home an extra $50k

In the highly anticipated main event, Luke Rockhold submitted Michael Bisping in the second round, following a close first round.  In the co-main event, Al Iaquinta upset Ross Pearson, by TKOing him in the second round.  Also on the main card, Robert Whittaker finished Clint Hester in a Fight of the Night affair, and Soa Palelei got back into the win column with a TKO over Walt Harris.

Following every event, UFC officials give out four $50,000 bonuses.  Two for Fight of the Night and two for the best performances of the night.  Here are the bonus winners of the event.

Fight of the Night: Robert Whittaker vs. Clint Hester

Performance of the Night #1: Louis Smolka

Performance of the Night #2: Luke Rockhold

 

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Nick Baldwin
Nick Baldwinhttps://MMASucka.com
Nick Baldwin is a 17-year-old mixed martial arts writer. He has covered mixed martial arts since January 2014. The Winnipeg, Man., native is also a co-host of The MMA Circus. Follow him on Twitter @NickBaldwinMMA.

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