UFC on ESPN 53 took place on Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. The bonuses included a special ‘Bite of the Night’ bonus for Andre Lima.
Lima was bit by his opponent Igor Severino in the second round. As a result Severino was disqualified. Originally, Lima was awarded $25K but when Dana White saw that he was getting a tattoo after the incident around the bite marks he gave him another $25K.
Payton Talbott earned a $50K fight bonus for his stoppage against Cameron Saaiman in Round 2 of their fight. Talbott stopped a takedown attempt with a stiff knee which sent Saaiman to the ground and punches ended the fight.
Fernando Padilla earned a $50K submission bonus with a D’arce Choke victory over Luis Pajuelo.
The Fight of the Night went to Jarno Errens as he defeated Steven Nguyen in a big fist fight that saw Errens earn the unanimous decision.
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