A fast finish and an action-packed flyweight bout were among the

UFC 329 bonus winners.

The
Ultimate Fighting Championship handed out a pair of Performance
of the Night awards and a Fight of the Night bonus, with each
recipient pocketing an extra $100,000 over their contracted fight
purse. The fight card featured 11 finishes in total, but a couple
of bouts concluded in anticlimactic fashion, with the main event
ending via an unfortunate injury.

UFC 329 bonus winners include Paddy Pimblett, King Green and
Royval-Kavanagh

Paddy
Pimblett secured a $100,000 POTN bonus for his submission of
Benoit St.
Denis in the co-main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It
took Pimblett under a minute to put away his French counterpart,
sealing one of the quickest and most emphatic victories of his UFC
tenure.

King
Green also earned a $100,000 POTN bonus following a dramatic
first-round comeback against Terrance
McKinney. Despite initially facing an early barrage from
McKinney and a submission scare, Green survived and earned a
first-round victory with one second to spare.

Brandon
Royval and Lone'er
Kavanagh bagged FOTN honors and $100,000 each for their
back-and-forth flyweight clash. Kavanagh looked sharp in the early
frames, but Royval showed his experience to rally back and find a
third-round rear-naked choke.

As mentioned earlier, the headliner ended in disappointment as
Conor
McGregor suffered a knee injury just seconds into his rematch
with Max
Holloway, resulting in a victory for the Hawaiian.

Two first-round finishes deserve some extra
💰@PaddyTheBaddy
and @BobbyKGreen
earn POTN bonuses at #UFC329!
pic.twitter.com/muAhhNXhCG

— UFC (@ufc) July
12, 2026

You’re going to watch to rewatch this one
👀@brandonroyval
& @LonKavanagh
win FOTN bonuses!

B2YB: @ToyoTires
pic.twitter.com/ornIrdxuHn

— UFC (@ufc) July
12, 2026

Bucking a trend that has become beyond familiar to those that watch
the
Ultimate Fighting Championship on Paramount+ in the U.S.,
Dustin
Poirier was not featured in Bud Light's commercials during

UFC 329.

Poirier (30-10) was recently arrested at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta
International Airport for public drunkenness. The former UFC
interim lightweight champion threatened to fight and used a racial
slur directed at a police officer after being denied permission to
board his flight for being intoxicated. He has been charged with a
misdemeanor and is currently out on bail.

Poirier subsequently opened up about his mental issues while
addressing the incident. “The Diamond†also revealed that he lost a
major sponsor and several business deals in the aftermath of his
arrest. There were also rumors of Bud Light canceling Poirier's
sponsorship.

Dustin Poirier absent from the latest Bud Light ad

While Poirier's official sponsorship status with Bud Light is
unknown, he wasn't in its latest commercial, which aired during the
UFC 329 broadcast and featured only Bruce Buffer, unlike previous
ad spots from the beverage brand.

Sean
Strickland had initially criticized Poirier's mental health
struggles. However, Strickland then apologized to the UFC
fan-favorite after claiming to have talked with him and learned
more about his mental state. The former middleweight champion had
also warned Bud Light against dropping Poirier's sponsorship.

Sean
Strickland just blasted Bud Light after he heard they could
drop Dustin
Poirier

“That is the most un-American f*cking thing you can do. At his
lowest time, you contemplate letting him go? Bud Light, stand by
him and help him. That's f*cking American.†pic.twitter.com/niFXaQ0zEC

— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch)
July 8, 2026

Bud Light has officially REMOVED Dustin
Poirier from their commercial @budlight you made
a huge mistake
pic.twitter.com/idCLjugXMr
https://t.co/MEhGhnFBma

— Combat Casuals (@Combat_Casuals)
July 12, 2026

Charles Oliveira is campaigning for a UFC lightweight title shot
against Justin Gaethje.| 📷: Getty/UFC

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Former
Ultimate Fighting Championship champion Charles
Oliveira is using unique tactics to call for a title shot
against Justin
Gaethje.

Oliveira was in attendance for Conor
McGregor's (22-7) return to action after five years against
Max
Holloway (28-9) at
UFC 329 on Saturday in Las Vegas. However, the bout ended in
disappointment when McGregor injured his knee on his first kick,
forcing the referee to step in just over a minute into the opening
round.

Charles Oliveira campaigns for a UFC lightweight title shot
against Justin Gaethje after UFC 329

Holloway was plotting a lightweight title shot and a rematch
against Gaethje if he secured a victory over McGregor. Despite the
anticlimactic nature of the fight, the Hawaiian still called for
his shot against “The Highlight†at the post-fight press
conference. Meanwhile, Oliveira started spamming the comments
section of the presser broadcast, calling for his shot against the
current UFC lightweight champ.

“Charles [vs.] Justin,†Oliveira repeatedly commented.

Oliveira (37-11) previously beat Gaethje via a first-round
submission in 2022. The Brazilian is currently coming off a
dominant decision win over Holloway in a BMF title fight this past
March.

Charles
Oliveira was spamming the UFC 329 post fight presser comments
with “Charles vs Justinâ€

He REALLY wants that title shot 😭 pic.twitter.com/Lo5mlCPWtt

— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS)
July 12, 2026