The UFC planned to give out three performance bonuses at UFC 265. Then UFC President Dana White decided to tack another one on, and new interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane was the beneficiary.
White announced $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonuses for Jessica Penne, Vicente Luque and Brett Johns. Asked by veteran MMA reporter John Morgan why Gane was absent from that list, the UFC exec said “f*ck it” and handed Gane a fourth bonus.
The quartet of bonuses added to “Fight of the Night” bonuses given to Rafael Fiziev and Bobby Green, who went toe-to-toe in a thrilling three-rounder before Fiziev captured a unanimous decision.