UFC Vegas 55 bonuses: Chase Hooper leads $50K winners for return TKO

Ketlen Vieira may have done enough to earn her first UFC title shot last night (Sat., May 21, 2022) at UFC Vegas 55 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex from Las Vegas, Nevada, when she beat former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm in a main event scrap (highlights HERE).

In addition to the women’s bantamweight main event, UFC Vegas 55 spit out a collection of memorable finishes and toe-to-toe throwdowns. Check them out below and let us know which ones stood out the most:

• Women’s strawweight prospect Sam Hughes dominated striker Elise Reed to capture a third-round TKO finish
• Middleweight upstart Joseph Holmes scored an impressive first-round submission finish over Alen Amedovski
• Chidi Njokuani added to his already impressive UFC highlight reel with a fabulous first-round elbow knockout finish over Dusko Todorovic (watch HERE)
• Light heavyweight prospect Jailton Almeida moved up in weight to steamroll heavyweight veteran Parker Porter via first-round submission
• Uros Medic rebounded from a recent submission loss to lightweight contender Jalin Turner when he ended Omar Morales with a second-round TKO (highlights HERE)
• Featherweight youngster Chase Hooper returned to action for the first time in nearly a year to stop Felipe Corales with a dominant third-round TKO
• Welterweight contenders Michel Pereira and Santiago Ponzinibbio went toe-to-toe in a wild co-main event, which ended in a split-decision win for “Demolidor.”

In order to sift through the action and see which fighters took home an extra $50,000, we take a closer look at the official UFC Vegas 55 bonus winners below:

• Fight of the Night: Michel Pereira vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
• Performance of the Night: Chidi Njokuani
• Performance of the Night: Chase Hooper

For complete UFC Vegas 55 results and coverage click here.