pic above shows Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone landing a vicious leg kick on Melvin Guillard: props to ufc.com
During the UFC 150 ‘Henderson vs Edgar 2’ post-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White announced all of the bonus winners. Each of the fighters that acquired the following bonuses, pocketed an extra $60,000 USD aside from their regular salary. Donald Cerrone was the only fighter to pocket 2 bonus awards, taking home a total of $120,000 USD for his KO over Jamie Varner- earning both the ‘Knockout of the Night’ and ‘Fight of the Night’ performance.
The complete payroll for each of the fighters that participated at the UFC 150 event will be posted once the Athletic Commission releases the fighter salaries to the public. We’ll be posting the complete payroll shortly.
Here are the special fight bonuses for the UFC 150 event:
- Fight of the Night : Donald Cerrone vs Melvin Guillard, Cerrone defeated Guillard via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 1:16. Both fighters earn $60K each.
- Knockout of the Night : Donald Cerrone
- Submission of the Night : Dennis Bermudez, Bermudez defeats Tommy Hayden via submission (standing guillotine choke) – Round 1, 4:43