Deiveson
Figueiredo won’t have to wait for a bag of cash from Dana White
this time around.
Figueiredo and Brandon
Moreno received “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece
for their memorable headlining clash at UFC
256 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Just three
weeks after both men appeared at UFC 255, Figueiredo and Moreno
battled to a majority draw in a matchup that many are hailing as a
“Fight of the Year” contender as well as the best bout in the
history of the 125-pound division.
Elsewhere, Kevin
Holland pocketed a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” award
thanks to an unusual knockout of Ronaldo
Souza in a featured middleweight affair. Not long after being
taken down by the grappling ace, Holland eventually caught his
kneeling opponent with several right hands from his back that had
“Jacare” reeling. From there, Holland returned to his feet and
sealed his victory with more punches to get the stoppage at the
1:45 mark of Round 1.
Finally, Rafael
Fiziev captured the evening’s other $50,000 “Performance of the
Night” check on the strength of a first-round knockout of Renato
Carneiro in a preliminary lightweight affair. A rapid-fire
three-punch combination from Fiziev spelled the end for Carneiro
4:05 into the opening stanza to give the Phuket Top Team
representative his third consecutive triumph within the Las
Vegas-based promotion.