UFC Vegas 105 Bonuses: Rhys McKee Gets First Octagon Win, Additional $50K

Rhys McKee’s first UFC triumph came with some additional perks.

The Cage Warriors veteran floored Daniel Frunza three times in the opening stanza of their UFC Vegas 105 clash and while a finish didn’t arrive, the bout was halted before the second frame when the cageside doctor determined that a battered Frunza shouldn’t continue. After losing his first four Octagon appearances, “Skeletor” takes home a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” award for his work.

Meanwhile, Chang Ho Lee relied on his tenacious ground-and-pound to earn a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check in a stoppage of Cortavious Romious at bantamweight. The “Road to UFC” Season 2 winner went to work in the second stanza, when he took Romious’ back and battered his opponent with punches and elbows to secure at the 3:48 mark of the period.

Elsewhere, Ode Osbourne garnered a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check for his finish of newcomer Luis Gurule in a featured flyweight affair. A counter left cross and follow-up punches on the canvas brought an end to Gurule’s night at the 1:54 mark of Round 2.

Finally, Dione Barbosa received the card’s final $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for overwhelming Diana Belbita in a preliminary flyweight clash. The Brazilian landed a takedown, moved to full mount and locked in an arm-triangle choke to elicit a tapout 4:13 into the opening frame.