UFC Fight Night 238 Bonuses: Vinicus Oliveira Earns $100K in Spectacular Debut

Vinicius Oliveira just submitted his entry for “Knockout of the Year,” and that effort made him a little extra money in the process.

The Brazilian pocketed a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” award by virtue of highlight-reel finish of Bernardo Sopai in a preliminary bantamweight showdown at UFC Fight Night 238 on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. After surviving some precarious moments earlier in the bout, Oliveira got stronger as the fight progressed before rendering his opponent unconscious with a flying knee at the 4:41 mark of Round 3.

Sopai wasn’t left out in the cold, however. Both he and Oliveira received $50,000 apiece and “Fight of the Night” honors for what was a back-and-forth affair.

Elsewhere, Steve Erceg received a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check for his second-round KO of Matt Schnell in a featured flyweight affair. After a competitive opening stanza, Erceg vanquished his foe with a left hook that sent Schnell crashing to the canvas, instantly ending the bout 26 seconds into Round 2.