UFC fans aren’t comfortable after impressive featherweight contender was snubbed of a post-fight bonus at UFC Vegas 112, despite scoring one of the vital impressive KO’s of the 12 months.
This past Saturday, the premier promotion returned to the Apex for UFC Vegas 112, headlined by flyweight contenders Manel Kape and Brandon Royval.
The event marked the ultimate event of the 12 months, in addition to the ultimate event of the ESPN era, as in 2026, the UFC begins their recent broadcast take care of Paramount.
Out of 12 fights on the cardboard, six of which were finished inside the gap, with some highly impressive knockouts and submissions scored. Nonetheless, one of the vital impressive on the cardboard was Melquizael Costa’s KO over Morgan Charriere.
Was Costa’s KO over Charriere the most effective this 12 months?
Dana White snubs Costa of $50,000 bonus
‘The Dalmatian’ was coming into the fight on a formidable 4 fight win streak and was seeking to end the 12 months as one in every of the most popular fighters at 145lbs.
Charriere then again has had somewhat of a split time within the promotion since his signing in 2023, winning three fights and losing two before his outing against the Brazilian.
After a formidable 12 months, Costa continued his streak with one of the vital emphatic wins of his profession to this point, flatlining the Frenchman with a ferocious head-kick within the very first round.
Despite being one of the vital impressive KO’s of the 12 months, Costa was snubbed by Dana White and the UFC brass, as he wasn’t awarded a post-fight bonus. Steven Asplund vs Sean Sharaf won Fight of the Night, and Kevin Vallejos picked up Performance of the Night for his KO win over Giga Chikadze.
“What’s the UFC brass doing man, shake my head. He had an awesome 12 months of fighting, deserved a bonus,” one fan said.
“Obviously poor UFC only have $7 billion more,” one other fan said.
Costa won a Fight of the Night bonus in his last outing against Julian Erosa, showing his impressive skillset over three rounds.
“As an alternative, the UFC gives Sean Sharaf a bonus for getting sliced open and battered for nine minutes. Genuinely laughable s—,” a 3rd fan commented.
“Hopefully he gets that. Can’t see Dana snaking him,” one fan suggested.
Melquizael Costa reacts after being snubbed of bonus
In 2026, the Brazilian 29-year-old can be hopeful that he can break into the highest 15 of the featherweight rankings, potentially ending the 12 months in title contention.
And despite being snubbed of $50,000, Costa reacted in good spirits.
“Thanks to everyone who cheered and sent good vibes! Five wins in a row, 4 of them in 2025. In 2026 we’ll keep grinding, since the loan shark won’t stop calling,” he said in a post on Instagram.
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