Anthony Pettis, Randa Markos, Bryce Mitchell and Bobby Moffett each earned $50,000 bonuses for their performances at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 6 event.
Pettis and Markos each earned “Performance of the Night” honors, while Mitchell and Moffett won “Fight of the Night” honors. UFC officials announced the winners following the event, which MMA Junkie attended.
In the main event, former lightweight champion Pettis (22-8 MMA, 9-7 UFC) stunned two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson (14-4-1 MMA, 9-4-1 UFC) with a Superman punch off the cage late in the second round. Thompson was out on his way to the canvas, but Pettis hit him with two more on the mat. Thompson was the biggest favorite on the card. Pettis was making his UFC debut at welterweight.
Markos (9-6-1 MMA, 5-5-1 UFC) submitted her “Ultimate Fighter” rival Angela Hill (8-6 MMA, 3-6 UFC) with an armbar in the first round. The submission was Markos’ first since 2013.
Mitchell (11-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Moffett (14-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) slugged it out for 15 minutes to close out the prelims, but it was Mitchell who took a trio of 29-28 scores from the judges in their featherweight fight.
UFC on ESPN+ 6 took place Saturday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The event streamed on ESPN+.
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