Reinier de Ridder might have been within the co-main occasion at UFC Des Moines, however he arguably scored the most important win on Saturday after he knocked off extremely touted prospect Bo Nickal, and now he’ll go house with an additional $50,000 consequently.
Following the primary UFC occasion in Iowa in 25 years, the promotion finally handed down 4 Efficiency of the Night time bonuses with an additional $50,000 going to de Ridder following his beautiful upset over Nickal — a three-time NCAA champion wrestler with a ton of hype surrounding him ever since he first signed with the UFC.
The win moved de Ridder to 3-0 within the UFC along with his knockout over Nickal incomes him his first post-fight bonuses.
UFC Des Moines principal occasion winner Cory Sandhagen additionally scored an additional $50,000 after he secured a reversal throughout a grappling alternate that resulted in Deiveson Figueiredo struggling a ugly knee damage that compelled him to faucet out.
Replays confirmed Sandhagen sitting up in an ideal place to lure Figueiredo’s leg and the Brazilian instantly grimaced in ache as he tapped out to finish the battle.
Quang Le can also be going house with a $50,000 bonus after he scored a rear-naked choke submission over Gaston Bolanos on the prelims.
The ultimate bonus went to Azamat Bekoev after he moved to 2-0 within the UFC along with his second straight stoppage victory. This time round, Bekoev delivered a vicious proper hook adopted by punches on the bottom to complete TUF winner Ryan Loder within the first spherical.
