Hernandez Scores $100K Bonus With 57-Second Submission

Miami police officer Luis Hernandez collected a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus at UFC Vegas 121 after submitting Sedriques Dumas in under a minute Saturday at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas.

Hernandez needed just 57 seconds to finish Dumas, per MMA Mania, following up his successful Contender Series appearance with another dominant showing. The heavyweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">light heavyweight prospect joins Yazmin Jauregui as the evening's bonus recipients after Jauregui knocked out Vanessa Demopoulos in 62 seconds.

Rosas-Barcelos Wins Fight of the Night

Bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr. and veteran Raoni Barcelos split the Fight of the Night award after a brutal main event stoppage that sent Barcelos to the canvas. Rosas landed a knockout blow that is expected to vault him into the divisional rankings.

Five additional fighters took home $25,000 finish bonuses. Montel Jackson stopped Ricky Simon with a second-round knockout punch, while Elves Brenner finished Josiah Harrell in the opening frame. heavyweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">Light heavyweight Christian Edwards scored his first UFC stoppage over Rodolfo Bellato in round three, and Brady Hiestand submitted Rinya Nakamura after a two-year layoff. Ultimate Fighter winner Tina Black rounded out the bonus earners with a bloody TKO in the strawweight division.

UFC Vegas 121 aired live on Paramount Plus. Rosas is projected to debut in the bantamweight top 15 when rankings update Tuesday.

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