Jiri
Prochazka is $100,000 richer after authoring a memorable
knockout of Dominick
Reyes at
UFC on ESPN 23.
Prochazka received a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for
his spinning back elbow finish of Reyes at the 4:29 mark of Round 2
in Saturday’s headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Additionally,
Prochazka and Reyes each received $50,000, as the light heavyweight
contest also earned “Fight of the Night” honors. Prior to the
finish, both men landed plenty of heavy offense in a bout that was
a slugfest from the outset.
Elsewhere, Giga
Chikadze garnered the card’s other $50,000 “Performance of the
Night” check by virtue of his quick stoppage of Cub Swanson
in the evening’s co-main event. A liver kick from Chikadze sent
Swanson crumbling to the canvas, and the Georgian fighter sealed
his victory with a few follow-up punches 63 seconds into the
opening stanza.