UFC 313 bonuses! Gaethje vs. Fiziev nabs Fight of the Night, Ruffy lands $50k wheel kick

It’s no surprise that Mauricio Ruffy earned $50,000 for his wild wheel kick knockout of King Green at UFC 313.

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UFC 313 was a night full of impressive performances but only four fighters can walk away with $50,000 performance bonuses.

In the end it was co-main fighters Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev who were awarded with Fight of the Night honors. The two battled to another extremely close decision, with Gaethje winning 29-28 on all three judges’ scorecards.

Ignacio Bahamondes earned a Performance of the Night bonus for his tight triangle choke submission win over Jalin Turner (highlights here). And in what should be no surprise, Mauricio Ruffy earned a Performance of the Night bonus for his absolutely wild wheel kick knockout of King Green (watch 5 different angles of that here).

In other contenders for performance bonuses:

According to UFC CEO Dana White, early prelim fighters Ozzy Diaz and Djorden Ribeiro dos Santos were on course to get Fight of the Night until Gaethje vs. Fiziev took it off them.

Carlos Leal put the beats on Alex Morono in a shellacking that required the ref to step in before Morono even hit the canvas.

Then there was Brunno Ferreira, who caught Armen Petrosyan in a slick armbar that looked like it was on the verge of snapping his limb.