Benoit Saint Denis had a lot of competition for post-match bonuses, but the lightweight candidate was not denied.
A $50,000 performance was handed over at UFC Paris on Saturday, with San Dennis winning one in the co-main event in a dominant submission victory over Mauriciolafi. Mason Jones, Ante Delijah and Cow Fernandez also won cash on highlight reel finishes.
St. Dennis was aiming to win it in succession, and he used his grappling to soften the dangerous Raffy and emphasized it with his grappling before clearing the face crank in the second round. All 15 wins for St. Dennis were brought about by knockouts or submission, and he won a bonus after the fifth event (including two fight awards).
For Jones, his second bonus took a long time. He made BL to finish with Boraj Oki with his elbow and made his first extra $50,000 since he and Mike Davis fought back in 2021 when he and Mike Davis won the night fight.
Both Delija and Fernandes won their first UFC bonus. Saturday marked the UFC debut of 2022 PFL Heavyweight Tournament Champion Deliya.
Fernandez’s victory was brought to life by a series of nasty leg kicks, and opponent Harry Hardwick couldn’t continue after just over three minutes of action.