UFC Fight Night 51 Post-Fight Bonuses: Arlovski Banks $50,000 For First Round Finish

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UFC Fight Night 51: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski is in the books from Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, Brazil, and the card featured some exciting back-and-forth action capped off by an electric main event finish.

The post-fight bonuses were revealed at the UFC Fight Night 51 post-fight press conference.

The event’s first $50,000 “Performance of the Night” award went to none other than former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski, who knocked out Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva as a very substantial underdog in the main event.

The second $50,000 “Performance of the Night” went to The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) vet Godofredo Pepey for his first round submission win over Dashon Jackson.

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“Fight of the Night” went to Piotr Hallmann and Gleison Tibau, for their co-main event war that Tibau won by split decision.

UFC Fight Night 51 had an announced attendance of 7,649.