And just like that, July is coming to an end.
We were greeted with a highly anticipated title bout between the new middleweight emperor Chris Weidman and a valiant challenger in Lyoto Machida at UFC 176, only to be sent off toward August with an equally anticipated bout between Robbie Lawler and Matt Brown to determine the first man who will contest Johny Hendricks’ reign as the welterweight champion.
But, before we get to another action-packed month of ultimate fighting, it’s important we look back on the great month that was and acknowledge the great performances that were. Scroll on to see who receives performance bonuses for July.