winners<\/a> of the post-fight bonuses at UFC 249. Winning \u201cFight of the Night\u201d was Gaethje and Ferguson, while the \u201cPerformance of the Night\u201d bonuses went to Gaethje and Francis Ngannou. That means Gaethje won $100,000 while Ferguson and Ngannou won $50,000.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1259364758152675330<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1259361458049159169<\/p>\n
For Gaethje, it was his ninth UFC bonus award in his seven fights inside the Octagon, which is just incredible. \u201cThe Highlight\u201d was won either \u201cFight of the Night\u201d or \u201cPerformance of the Night\u201d for every single one of his fights inside the Octagon, including winning both awards for the win over Ferguson at UFC 249 and his win over Michael Johnson at his UFC debut in 2017. The bonus awards prove that Gaethje is one of the most exciting fighters the sport has ever seen.<\/p>\n
As for Ferguson, he won a share of \u201cFight of the Night\u201d in a losing effort, his third straight fight where he won a share of the FOTN award. Ferguson has now won six \u201cFight of the Night\u201d awards plus an additional five bonuses for \u201cPerformance of the Night.\u201d Like Gaethje, all the bonuses prove that Ferguson is an incredibly entertaining fighter to watch.<\/p>\n
And finally, Ngannou won a \u201cPerformance of the Night\u201d bonus for his 20-second knockout over Jairzinho Rozenstruik on the main card. Ngannou has won POTN in three of his last four fights and he has won five \u201cPerformance of the Night\u201d bonuses in the UFC overall.<\/p>\n
Of course, there were several fighters at UFC 249 who deserved to win bonuses but who were snubbed from winning the awards. Calvin Kattar deserved something for his ridiculous KO win over Jeremy Stephens, while Henry Cejudo could have earned something for beating Dominick Cruz. Vicente Luque and Niko Price also could have won something for their war on the prelims.<\/p>\n
Do you agree with the UFC 249 bonus award winners?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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