There were a total of nine finishes on the
UFC Vegas 104 card, and four of were deemed worthy of some
additional compensation.
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Carlos
Vera earned a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for his
finish of unbeaten prospect Josias
Musasa in a preliminary bantamweight encounter. Vera hurt his
foe with a head kick, then followed Musasa to the canvas and locked
in a rear-naked choke to secure the tapout at the 3:16 mark of
Round 1.
Elsewhere, Andre Lima
kept his undefeated record intact and garnered a $50,000
“Performance of the Night” bonus in the process. The Brazilian
overwhelmed Daniel
Barez in their flyweight bout before landing a takedown in the
third round. From there, he unleashed some ground-and-pound before
forcing a tapout with a rear-naked choke 3:05 into the period.
Priscila
Cachoeira received a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” payment
for flatlining Josiane
Nunes in their preliminary bantamweight bout. A short uppercut
sent Nunes face first to the canvas at the 2:46 mark of Round 1,
giving Cachoeira her fourth KO/TKO finish in UFC competition.
Finally, Carla Judice took home the card’s final $50,000
“Performance of the Night” check with a stoppage of Yuneisy
Duben in a women’s flyweight affair. Judice floored her
adversary with a head kick and then sealed her triumph with a
barrage of follow-up shots 1:40 into the opening stanza.