UFC Fight Night 292: Julian Erosa gets $100,000 retirement bonus

The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday's card in Las Vegas, including a gift to the main event winner, moments after he got a gift from the referee that indirectly led to his win.After UFC Fight Night 292, four fighters picked up an extra $100,000 for their performances at the Meta APEX. Additionally, two fighters got $25,000 extra checks for finishes that weren’t bonus-winners.Check out the list of winners below. Performance of the Night: Tom Nolan ($100,000)Tom Nolan (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) was struggling with Renato Moicano (21–81 MMA, 13-8 UFC) on his back, alternating between hopes for a path past his defense for a rear-naked choke and strikes. After about eight seconds of relative inactivity in the second round, though, referee Dan Miragliotta stood the fighters up – negating Moicano’s dominant position, and giving Nolan a proverbial Get Out of Jail Free card back to his feet. And after that, he turned the tide against a tired Moicano and put him away in the next round with a TKO. Performance of the Night: Julian Erosa ($100,000)Julian Erosa (32-13 MMA, 10-9 UFC) went into his fight with JeongYeong Lee (11-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) knowing it was his retirement bout. But Lee blitzed forward immediately and drilled him to knock him right off his feet in the first 15 seconds. But Erosa recovered, settled down, and about a minute later landed a right hand that was on the button. It sat Lee down, and a few punches later, Erosa had an absolute fairytale ending to his career with a knockout win – and an eventual extra $100,000 to ride off into the sunset.Performance of the Night: Joe Kropschot ($100,000)Joe Kropschot (10-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) nearly had a finish on Nick Klein (6-4 MMA, 0-3 UFC) at the end of the first round, but had to go to the second. Once there, the “Land Animal” made quick and easy work of Klein on the canvas and tapped him to an armbar. He now has submissions in nine of his 10 wins. Kropschot said after the fight he has a wedding upcoming, and now he has an extra $100K to put toward expenses and his honeymoon, it appears.Performance of the Night: Lucia Szabova ($100,000)Lucia Szabova (13-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) was the biggest betting favorite on the card at 9-1 against Tainara Lisboa (7-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC), and she showed why. Lisboa put up a tough fight, but ultimately was put away in Szabova’s promotional debut with 100 seconds left in the curtain jerker. Finish bonus: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani ($25,000)Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani (12-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) took advantage of fighting on Halloween when he left Farman Hasanov (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) looking like an absolute horror show. Hasanov’s left eye was a bloody nightmare with what appeared to be his eyelid hanging onto his face for dear life – which led to a doctor stoppage in the third round. Finish bonus: Rodrigo Sezinando ($25,000)Rodrigo Sezinando (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) drilled Theodor Berggren (8-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) with an elbow that was so nasty, it left a big, gaping hole in Berggren’s upper lip – which led the cageside doctor to call the fight off after two rounds. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Fight Night 292: Julian Erosa gets $100,000 retirement bonus