There were at least three Fight of the Night contenders at UFC Vegas 21; however, the promotion instead awarded four Performance of the Night bonuses.
UFC Vegas 21 had no shortage of actions — or fouls — leading to four Performance of the Night bonuses. Dan Ige, Ryan Spann, Davey Grant and Matthew Semelsberger were each presented with $50,000 bonuses for their respective knockouts or TKOs.
-- BREAKING --
— Shakiel Mahjouri (@Shak_Fu) March 14, 2021
Four Performance of the Night bonuses handed out at #UFCVegas21:
Dan Ige (@Dynamitedan808)
Ryan Spann (@Superman_Spann)
Davey Grant (@DaveyGrantMMA)
Matthew Semelsberger (@SemiTheJedi) pic.twitter.com/ByTOAcb9lv
Spann mushed Misha Cirkunov in Saturday's co-main event. "Superman" dropped the Canadian twice before finishing with ground-and-pound.
SUPERMAN IS IN THE APEX TONIGHT --@Superman_Spann ends it in minutes!
— UFC (@ufc) March 14, 2021
[ Main event next on #ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/fMwCtMbFSy
Ige starched Gavin Tucker with a knockout just 22-seconds into round one; however, it was not evening's fastest finish. Semelsberger opened the card's preliminary portion with a 16-second KO of Jason Witt.
ONE AND DONE FOR 50K -- #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/PLs7mkJ5Ez
— UFC (@ufc) March 14, 2021
HIT LIKE A TRUCK --@SemiTheJedi ends it in just :1️⃣5️⃣
— UFC (@ufc) March 13, 2021
[ #UFCVegas21 on #ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/qz6nYWhsGs
And Grant finished Martinez with a KO in a competitive two-round scrap.
WOKE UP FEELING DAN-GER-OUS --
— UFC (@ufc) March 14, 2021
-------------- @DaveyGrantMMA with a FLAWLESS connection.
[ #UFCVegas21 - LIVE on #ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/lnN6yW2Hiu
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