UFC 317 took place on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada as the culmination of International Fight Week. The
The event drew 19,800 fans for a gate of $11.3 million per Dana White at the post-fight press conference. The bonuses went to Ilia Topuria and Gregory Rodrigues while Brandon Royval and Joshua Van received Fight of the Night.
Topuria earned his $50K bonus with a highlight reel KO of Charles Oliveira in the very first round. Rodrigues earned his via a KO of Jack Hermansson in round 1 of their fight as the feature fight on the prelims. The Fight of the Night saw Joshua Van propel himself to a title shot in the Flyweight division by defeating #1 contender Royval.
Notably, Jose Delgado and Terrance McKinney did not receive Performance Bonuses although each scored stoppages in the first round. Also, Alexandre Pantoja was not rewarded for his submission over Kai Kara-France in the third round.
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