There were not many bonuses handed out at
UFC Seattle despite being a finish-heavy card.
Also known as
UFC Fight Night 252, the bill went down at Climate Pledge Arena
in Seattle. While none of the seven fights on the prelims card went
the distance there were only two Performance of the Night bonuses
doled out.
Bantamweight veteran Ricky Simon
(21-6) was the only prelims fighter to earn an extra $50k bonus for
his knockout win over Javid
Basharat (14-2). While Simon had difficulty implementing his
signature wrestling, he landed a perfect right hand to send
Basharat to the shadow realm in the very first round. The win saw
the 32-year-old rebound from a three fight skid.
Meanwhile, Jean Silva
(15-2) received the second performance bonus of the night for the
only stoppage on the main card. “Lord” was thoroughly entertaining
right from his walkout, even engaging in a slap-fest with Melsik
Baghdasaryan (8-3) before dropping the Armenian. Silva even
waited for the referee to intervene before landing a few customary
shots necessary for the stoppage in the opening frame.
Alonzo
Menifield (16-5) and Julius
Walker (6-1) received and an extra $50K each for the Fight of
the Night, which started of the main card. Menifield dropped the
first round on the scorecards against the debutant, who came in
having finished all six of his previous pro outings. However,
“Atomic” rallied back, going back-and-forth in a light heavyweight
slugfest to earn a split decision victory.