UFC 200 was a great event top to bottom, debuting new Reebok gear, utilizing a gold mat and gold glove decals, and crowning a new champion. But who took home the bonus checks?

The UFC announced the live gate, attendance, and performance bonus winners at the post-fight press conference. As a side note, no “Fight of the Night” was awarded. Instead, four “Performance of the Night” bonuses were handed out.

In the second fight of the night on UFC Fight Pass, Gegard Mousasi took on the incredibly dangerous Thiago Santos. Mousasi took out the prospect with relative ease in the first round.

After catching Santos with a punch, Mousasi took him down twice. As Santos stood for the second time, Mousasi caught Santos with a perfectly timed uppercut that knocked down the Brazilian. Mousasi pursued the finish, and after some ground-and-pound the fight was stopped. It was a great way to continue the momentum created by Jim Miller’s first round stoppage in the card’s opener.

The performance bonus king of the UFC added another to his collection with his first round TKO of Diego Sanchez. Many fans were expecting a three-round slugfest, but Lauzon only needed 90 seconds to put away the brawler. Afterwards, Lauzon jokingly apologized to fans on Reddit.

Lauzon put pressure on Sanchez right away with a strong combination that rocked his opponent. Lauzon did not give him space from there. Hook after hook landed for Lauzon as Sanchez barely stayed standing. Lauzon seemed confused at one point as to why the referee had not stopped the fight, and that prompted the referee to finally put an end to things. It was a great way to get back in the win column, and the $50,000 only makes it sweeter.

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The former UFC heavyweight champion returned to form in a huge way with his fantastic performance against Travis Browne. Velasquez elected to strike with the tall Browne and it paid off in dividends.

Velasquez pressured Browne early on and even landed a wheel kick. A combination knocked Browne down and Cain did not look back. Cain followed Browne to the canvas and kept dragging him down. Eventually, Browne was able to stand up, only to get rocked by another combo. A clinch knee to the head sent Browne to the canvas, and all that was left was ground and pound from Velasquez. It was an excellent way to start the UFC 200 main card and well-deserving of bonus money.

Of course, $50,000 had to go to the queen of the night, Amanda Nunes. Nunes silenced all the doubters by stuffing Miesha’s takedown efforts, and relentlessly beating her on the feet.

Punch after punch was going unanswered from the challenger, and eventually Tate fell for a second time. Nunes took advantage, took the back of Tate, and choked her out. The emotions from Nunes afterwards were incredible to watch, and the extra check could only make her happier.

Although UFC 200 was not completely electric like UFC 199 or UFC 189 were, it still featured some amazing performances and entertaining bouts. Jim Miller’s quick finish of Takanori Gomi, and Jose Aldo’s masterful performance against Frankie Edgar should be mentioned as great performance that were not given bonus checks. Do you believe there should have been a Fight of the Night?