After shocking the world and beating Adesanya, Strickland earns 'Performance' bonus at UFC 293

S. Strickland receives the belt from D. White (Photo: Twitter/@ufcfightpassbr)

the night of UFC 293 will never leave the memory of Sean Strickland. After shocking the world with a gala performance and hitting Israel adesanya, the now middleweight champion (up to 83,9kg) also took home US$50 thousand (around R$248 thousand) for the 'Performance of the Night' award alongside justin tafa. Manel kape and Felipe do Santos, the 'Lip Detona' won the 'Fight of the Night' bonus.

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Tactically perfect, Strickland nullified Adesanya from the first minute of the fight, made the Nigerian uncomfortable the entire time and to everyone's surprise, deservedly emerged victorious in the judges' decision and won the middleweight belt.

Also on the main card, justin tafa knocked out austen lane with just over a minute of fighting and also earned the 'Performance' bonus.

After replacing Kai Kara France and agree to face the top-1st flyweight (up to 56,9kg) Manel kape With just a few days left until the event, the Brazilian Lip Detona He sold his defeat dearly and was beaten in a balanced decision by the judges and received public praise from his opponent after the confrontation.

See the announcement of the bonuses on the official UFC networks

Back and forth battle from beginning to end 👊@ManelKape vs @LipeDetonacb is your #UFC293 FOTN!

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- UFC (@ufc) September 10, 2023

Two performances we won't forget 👏@SStricklandMMA & @Justin_Tafa take home the POTN bonuses 💰 #UFC293

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- UFC (@ufc) September 10, 2023