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As usual, UFC awards a couple fighters with performance bonuses if they put on a good showing. The $50,000 bonuses were awarded to UFC 327 fighters who put on a good showing and on Saturday night, three bonuses were given, with Josh Hokit receiving two of the three.
For ‘Fight Of The Night’, UFC awarded 50 grand to Josh Hokit and Curtis Blaydes for their epic clash in the heavyweight feature. Both men laid it all on the line and there were several times it seemed like either fighter would fall and crumble to the ground, but it never happened. From round one to round three, they did not stop striking and it went to a decision, which ultimately saw Josh Hokit get his hand raised.
For this, Josh Hokit was also awarded another $50,000 for “Performance Of The Night”. Whoever had their hand raised in that one, was sure to get some extra cash and it happened to be Hokit.
You already KNEW 👏@RazorBlaydes265 vs @Josh_HokitUFC earns FOTN
[ BY2B @ToyoTires | #UFC327 ] pic.twitter.com/oDPp0MRqCb
— UFC (@ufc) April 12, 2026
For the third bonus and second “Performance Of The Nght”, that $50,000 goes to our new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Carlos Ulberg. Carlos takes home the vacant title after knocking out Jiri Prochazka in round one. While the fight was only less than a round, it sure did have all the drama.
Carlos was injured in the opening minutes of the fight. He threw a head kick and when he stepped back, his right knee exploded. It’s not confirmed, but believed to be an ACL injury. This made Carlos very unstable as he wobbled around the cage on one leg. Jiri, who noticed the injury, pointed down a decided to acknowledge the injury and give Carlos a chance. Prochazka charged in to throw fists with Ulberg, but the mistake cost him.
Carlos Ulberg landed a devastating check hook when Jiri Prochazka forced inward, and down went Jiri. Carlos Ulberg, on one leg, knocks out his opponent in one round and is the new UFC Lightweight Champion. Not only was he awarded the bonus money, every fighter on the card who won by finish gets an extra $25,000, so Carlos will be taking that home, too.
Here’s the slow motion video of Carlos’ injury. You can see the whole leg just explode 🤮 #UFC327 pic.twitter.com/j9j0yBt8E0
— Bodyslam.net MMA (@BodyslamNetMMA) April 12, 2026
UFC 327 was a night to remember. You can see the full results here.
