UFC Fight Night 125 event happened last night in Belem, Brazil on Feb 3. The main event saw former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida turned back the clock with a close but impressive split decision win over formerly undefeated opponent Eryk Anders. Both didn’t get any bonus award.
In the co-main event, former UFC bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko authored one of the most lopsided victories of her impressive career thus far, brutally battered newcomer Priscila Cachoeira alive in a flyweight showdown. The bout should have been stopped much earlier, but Shevchenko took care of that herself too, getting the rear-naked choke in the second round. She banks an extra $50,000 for her Performance of the Night.
The other ‘Fight Of The Night’ honors was the entertaining main card opener between Thiago Santos and Anthony Smith. Santos won by second-round TKO after beating Smith with a body shot early in the frame. Smith might not have won the fight, but he did get $50K smackeroos for taking a piping hot plate of whoop-ass, and Thiago Santos got $50k large for winning it.
Here’s a full list of the athlete outfitting pay for UFC Belem (via MMAJunkie.com):
Lyoto Machida $20,000
def. Eryk Anders: $3,500
Valentina Shevchenko: $5,000
def. Priscila Cachoeira: $3,500
Michel Prazeres: $5,000
def. Desmond Green: $3,500
Timothy Johnson: $5,000
def. Marcelo Golm: $3,500
Douglas Silva de Andrade: $5,000
def. Marlon Vera: $5,000
Thiago “Marreta” Santos: $10,000
def. Anthony Smith: $10,000
Sergio Moraes: $5,000
def. Tim Means: $15,000
Alan Patrick: $5,000
def. Damir Hadzovic: $3,500
Polyana Viana: $3,500
def. Maia Stevenson: $3,500
Iuri Alcantara: $15,000
def. Joe Soto: $5,000
Deiveson Figueiredo: $3,500
def. Joseph Morales: $3,500
John Dodson: $10,000
What do you think of the UFC Belem bonuses and athlete outfit pay?
