Overview
- Following Saturday's Las Vegas card, the UFC issued $100,000 bonuses to Alice Pereira, Alessandro Costa, and the McMillen–Zecchini fight, plus $25,000 finish checks to four others.
- The Fight of the Night choice drew criticism because the bout ended in under four minutes and Tommy McMillen entered as a 10–1 favorite at some sportsbooks.
- Fans and outlets highlighted Kai Kamaka III vs. Dakota Hope as a stronger Fight of the Night candidate and some questioned whether Sean O’Malley’s ties to McMillen influenced the pick.
- Tresean Gore choked out 8–1 favorite Azamat Bekoev in the third round, a 50–1 pre‑fight prop, yet received only a $25,000 finish bonus.
- UFC records list $151,500 in Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay for the event, with Renato Moicano leading at $16,000 under Venum’s tenure‑based tiers and 20–30% merchandise royalties.