UFC 205 bonuses: Conor McGregor scores another $50,000 – but that's probably small potatoes

NEW YORK – Conor McGregor, Yoel Romero, Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson each earned $50,000 fight-night bonuses at Saturday’s UFC 205 event.

McGregor and Romero won “Performance of the Night” awards, and Woodley and Thompson took home “Fight of the Night” honors.

UFC officials announced the winners following the event.

Featherweight champ McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) became the first fighter in UFC history to hold two belts at the same time when he knocked out lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez (28-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in the second round in front of a raucous crowd that was very pro-McGregor for the brash Irishman. The fight was the main event.

In the co-feature, welterweight champ Tyron Woodley (16-3-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC) and challenger Stephen Thompson (13-1-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC) had to settle for a majority draw. Two judges scored the fight 47-47, giving Woodley a 10-8 round and Thompson three rounds. And a third had the fight for Woodley, 48-47.

Romero (13-1 MMA, 8-0 UFC) put a massive stamp on his quest to become a UFC title challenger when he unleashed a slicing knee on former middleweight champ Chris Weidman (13-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) early in the third round. Romero landed the knee, then followed Weidman to the ground and took him out with several quick punches – the first of which made sure the cut that the knee caused was opened and gushing in full. Romero then called out champ Michael Bisping, who was shown on the big screens in the arena from his FS1 broadcast perch – flipping Romero the bird.

UFC 205 took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and the main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

For more on UFC 205, check out the UFC Events section of the site.