Overview
- Alice Pereira flattened Hailey Cowan with a flying knee at 4:24 of Round 2 at UFC Vegas 115 in Las Vegas on Saturday.
- It marked Pereira’s first UFC victory, improving her record to 7-1, while Cowan fell to 0-3 in the promotion with her first KO loss.
- Pereira earned a $100,000 Performance of the Night award under the UFC’s new bonus system and became the youngest fighter to receive a $100K bonus.
- After the win, the 20-year-old Brazilian said she aims to be the youngest in UFC record books and voiced interest in a shot at the BMF belt.
- Referee Keith Peterson intervened after the knockout to stop follow-up strikes, and Cowan later said she was fine following precautionary CT scans, though she was heartbroken.