Check out which fighters won performance bonuses from UFC Vegas 22: Brunson vs. Holland.
The UFC Apex Center in Las Vegas, Nevada was home to a great night of fights at UFC Vegas 22: Brunson vs. Holland. The event saw six (T)KOs and four decisions.
The preliminary card opened up with back-to-back finishes as Bruno Silva stopped JP Buys and Montel Jackson finished Jesse Strader. Roman Dolidze was unhappy with the judges as Trevin Giles handed him the first loss of his career by unanimous decision.
Grant Dawson won by KO with one second left of the fight, putting an end to Leonardo Santos’ decade long unbeaten run. In the final preliminary fight, Macy Chiasson won a unanimous decision against the veteran Marion Reneau.
Fan favorite Tai Tuivasa opened up the main card with a quick TKO win against late replacement Harry Hunsucker. Adrian Yunez continued his unbeaten UFC run with a third-round KO against Gustavo Lopez. Montserrat Ruiz vs. Cheyanne Buys ended in controversy as Ruiz appeared to spit at Buys after the final bell, with Ruiz winning a unanimous decision. Max Griffin blitzed past Song Kenan landing a thunderous right hand and some follow up punches that secured him the first-round win.
In the main event, Derek Brunson fought through the trash talk of Kevin Holland to win a one-sided unanimous decision. Brunson avoided the striking of Holland to win the fight through his persistent takedowns and ground and pound.
Performance of the Night: Max Griffin, Adrian Yanez, Grant Dawson, Bruno Silva
Bruno Silva TKO (punch), Montel Jackson TKO (punches), Grant Dawson KO (hammerfists), Tai Tuivasa (punches), Adrian Yanez KO (punch) and Max Griffin KO (punches) all finished their fights inside the distance, but it was Griffin, Yanez, Dawson and Silva who took the night’s $50K bonuses.
Fight of the Night: None