UFC Denver bonuses: Jean Silva, Drew Dober win Fight of the Night for thrilling slugfest

UFC Denver followers weren’t left upset when it got here to all-out motion and that was mirrored in Saturday’s bonus winners.

4 fighters are leaving Ball Enviornment with an additional $50,000 for his or her efforts, that being Battle of the Evening winners Jean Silva and Drew Dober, and Efficiency of the Evening winners Charles Johnson and Montel Jackson.

Silva and Dober profitable Battle of the Evening ought to come as no shock to anybody who watched their bloody battle, which ended early in Spherical 3 after medical doctors dominated that Dober couldn’t proceed as a result of a gnarly lower over his eye that was attributable to a Silva elbow. Previous to the stoppage, the lightweights hit one another with a number of dynamic strikes that appeared like they’d have completed different opponent on the spot.

That is the primary Battle Evening bonus for Silva, who seemingly price himself one two weeks in the past when he got here in heavy for a featherweight contest with Charles Jourdain. Silva knocked Jourdain out in spectacular vogue, however was ineligible for a bonus as a result of lacking weight. This time, he was rewarded for his fast turnaround and his spectacular efficiency.

Dober isn’t any stranger to bonus checks. He captures his fourth Battle of the Evening and eighth struggle evening award general.

Johnson and Jackson each acquired Efficiency of the Evening for very totally different causes, with Johnson scoring a comeback win late and Jackson ending his struggle early.

Up in opposition to high prospect Joshua Van, Johnson wanted a late end after being out-struck for 2 rounds and he discovered within the closing body, catching Van with an uppercut that put him down simply 20 seconds into Spherical 3. Johnson additionally earned a Battle of the Evening bonus this previous February when he upset the beforehand unbeaten Azat Maksum.

Jackson lived as much as the nickname “Quik,” needing simply 18 seconds to writer a one-punch knockout of Da’Mon Blackshear. That’s now back-to-back bonuses for Jackson after he additionally gained one for a first-round knockout of Rani Yahya in April 2023.