Benoit Saint Denis had lots of competitors for a post-fight bonus, however the light-weight contender wouldn’t be denied.
4 $50,000 Efficiency of the Evening bonuses had been handed out Saturday at UFC Paris, with Saint Denis incomes one for his dominant submission win over Mauricio Ruffy within the co-main occasion. Mason Jones, Ante Delija, and Kaue Fernandes additionally cashed in with highlight-reel finishes.
Saint Denis was trying to make it back-to-back victories and he did so in emphatic vogue, utilizing his grappling to defuse the damaging Ruffy earlier than placing him away with a face crank within the second spherical. All of Saint Denis’ 15 wins have come by the use of knockout or submission and he scored his fifth post-event bonus (which incorporates two Battle of the Evening awards).
For Jones, his second bonus has been a very long time coming. He bludgeoned Bolaji Oki with elbows for a end, incomes him his first additional $50,000 since his first UFC struggle again in 2021, when he and Mike Davis received Battle of the Evening.
Delija and Fernandes each earned their first UFC bonuses. Saturday marked the UFC debut of Delija, a 2022 PFL heavyweight match champion, and he didn’t waste time, taking out high 10 contender Marcin Tybura within the first spherical.
Fernandes’ win got here through a sequence of nasty leg kicks that left opponent Harry Hardwick unable to proceed after a little bit over three minutes of motion.
