Salkilld Pushes 2026 Bonus Earnings To $300K

Quillan Salkilld collected his third $100,000 post-fight bonus of 2026 on Saturday night at UFC Vegas 120, strangling Mateusz Gamrot with a first-round rear-naked choke at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The finish earned him Performance of the Night honors and pushed his calendar-year award earnings to $300,000, per MMA Mania.

Salkilld has now stopped three consecutive opponents inside the opening frame this year, picking up a six-figure bonus each time. The lightweight contender needed less than five minutes to lock up the submission against Gamrot, who entered as the betting favorite.

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Who Else Cashed In At UFC Vegas 120

Ty Miller joined Salkilld on the Performance of the Night list after battering Billy Ray Goff with a third-round knockout in the welterweight division. Billy Quarantillo and Carlos Diego Ferreira split Fight of the Night honors for their back-and-forth three-round war, with Ferreira outlasting the feisty featherweight.

Four other fighters banked $25,000 finish bonuses. Brett Johns scored his first win since 2022 with a comeback knockout over Gianni Vazquez. Juliana Miller submitted her opponent in round one to snap a losing streak. Jose Montanha steamrolled Louie Sutherland with a first-round submission in his heavyweight debut. Diyar Nurgozhay beat the buzzer with a late stoppage of Bruno Lopes at light heavyweight.

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Yadier del Valle spoiled Darren Elkins' retirement fight with a 35-second knockout in the opening bout. The UFC on Paramount+ card marked the promotion's return to the revamped Meta Apex facility.

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