After a thrilling UFC 261 event, Rose Namajunas and Kamaru Usman have been rewarded for their stunning knockout victories, in addition to Aoriqileng vs. Jeff Molina earning the Fight of the Night honor.
On a card loaded top to bottom with shocking finishes and excellent fights, it took truly astounding highlights to claim the performance of the night bonuses, and that's exactly what Usman and Namajunas delivered in the main and co-main events repsectively.
CHAMP **** --@USMAN84kg @RoseNamajunas @P3Protein pic.twitter.com/Q5L3zzHHyq
— UFC (@ufc) April 25, 2021
While the preceding bonuses went to the high profile main events, the fight of the night honor went to the second fight of the night between a pair of debuting fighters in Jeff Molina and Aoriqileng. The bonus easily could've also gone to the first fight of the night between Na Liang and Ariane Carnelossi, so if you missed the early prelims, make sure you go out of your way to catch them.
In a night full of wild finishes, one fight stood out --
— UFC (@ufc) April 25, 2021
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