Lopsided as the scorecards were, Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum delivered consistent excitement over five rounds, making the UFC Vegas 24 headliners shoo-ins for performance bonuses.
The middleweight headliner on Saturday at UFC APEX was awarded “Fight of the Night” honors after ex-champ Whittaker pitched a shutout on scorecards, earning unanimous 50-45 tallies over one-time interim title challenger Kelvin Gastelum. Both competitors took home extra $50,000 bonus checks.
Whittaker afterward called for a rematch with Israel Adesanya, the man who beat him almost three years ago to claim the middleweight title.