UFC 245 took place Saturday night in Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena and the main event did not disappoint as it was the Fight of the Night.
Kamaru Usman’s 5th round stoppage of Colby Covington with under a minute in the round capped off one of the most intense, hard-hitting contests in recent memory. Both wrestlers stayed on their fit to slug it out through 5 rounds. The bout drew the Fight of the Night bonus for the evening.
In addition, Irene Aldana’s KO of previously unbeaten Kaitlin Viera drew a Performance Bonus. Petr Yan’s destruction of Urijah Faber drew the other Performance Bonus of the night.
The event drew 16,811 for a gate of $4,041,119.14
The UFC announced the bonuses, attendance and gate post-event.
Payout Perspective:
Undoubtedly the best fight of the night was the main event on a night with some good fights on it. Yan’s destruction of Faber solidified him as a contender for the Bantamweight Title. With Viera’s loss to Aldana, you have to wonder who will be the next challenger for Amanda Nunes.
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