UFC 222 took place last night from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Depsite featuring seven fights going to decision, the event delivered many highlight worthy moments. Complete results from the event are available here.
After the event, the UFC awarded Performance of the Night bonuses to Brian Ortega for his knockout of Frankie Edgar in the co-main event and Alexander Hernandez for his knockout of Beniel Dariush in less than a minute. Bantamweights Andre Soukhamtath and Sean O’Malley earned bonuses for their Fight of the Night bout on PPV. Each athlete was awarded an additional $50,000 for their bonus winning performances.
Highlights
Cris Cyborg vs. Yana Kunitskaya
Frankie Edgar vs. Brian Ortega
Alexander Hernandez vs. Beniel Dariush
Prior to the event, the Nevada State Athletic Commission also released the salary information for the athletes on the card. Cris Cyborg who won the main event took home the highest salary, $500,000 for the event:
Cris Cyborg: $500,000 (no win bonus)
def. Yana Kunitskaya: $100,000
Brian Ortega: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
def. Frankie Edgar: $195,000
Sean O’Malley: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
def. Andre Soukhamthath: $19,000
Andrei Arlovski: $275,000 (no win bonus)
def. Stefan Struve: $77,000
Ketlen Vieira: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def. Cat Zingano: $35,000
Mackenzie Dern: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Ashley Yoder: $12,000
Alexander Hernandez: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus)
def. Beneil Dariush: $48,000
John Dodson: $82,000 (includes $41,000 win bonus)
def. Pedro Munhoz: $34,000
C. B. Dollaway: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
def. Hector Lombard: $62,000
Zak Ottow: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Pyle: $55,000
Cody Stamann: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Bryan Caraway: $21,000
Jordan Johnson: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Adam Milstead: $12,000





