UFC Fight Night 131 went down last night (Fri., June 1, 2018) from inside Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, N.Y. as a top bantamweight title contender, Marlon Moraes who took just 33-seconds to bring Jimmie Rivera’s impressive win-streak to an end. That earned Moraes Performance Of the night bonus.
Undefeated lightweight star Gregor Gillespie chokes out Vinc Pichel via brilliant second-round submission.
Welterweight Ben Saunders KO’d fellow Jake Ellenberger inside of first-round with a knee to the body.
Former Cage Warriors bantamweight champion Nathaniel Wood made good on his octagon debut finishing Brazilian Johnny Eduardo via second-round D’Arce choke.
Check out the list of fighters who took home Performance of the night bonuses of $50,000:
Performance of the Night: Marlon Moraes
Performance of the Night: Gregor Gillespie
Performance of the Night: Ben Saunders
Performance of the Night: Nathaniel Wood