UFC Seattle Bonuses: Violent finish easy choice for 'Performance of the Night'

Alexa Grasso made a statement against Alexa Grasso. | Getty/UFC Alexa Grasso authored one of the most memorable finishes in recent memory in the UFC Seattle co-main event. The former flyweight queen dropped Maycee Barber , then applied a rear-naked choke to her already unconscious foe, earning an emphatic stoppage victory at the 2:42 mark of Round 1 on Saturday at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

As a result, Grasso was the recipient of a $100,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus. Meanwhile, Joe Pyfer garnered the evening’s other $100,00 Performance of the Night” award for his finish of ex-middleweight ruler Israel Adesanya in the evening’s headliner. Pyfer weathered a slow start, then shifted momentum by rocking his opponent with power punches on the feet in the second round.

From there, “Bodybagz” landed a takedown and eventually put Adesanya away with ground-and-pound at the 4:18 mark of the period. Preliminary Barnburner Earns $100K Finally, Tofiq Musayev and Ignacio Bahamondes garnered “Fight of the Night” honors and $100,000 apiece for their preliminary lightweight duel. Bahamondes had the edge early, especially when he dropped his adversary with a right hand early in the second stanza.

Musayev would rally, however, as he cut Bahamondes wide open with an elbow and proceeded to turn the tide behind takedowns, control and ground-and-pound to capture a unanimous decision triumph.