Nolan Headlines UFC Vegas 123 Bonus Winners After Breakout Main Event

Tom Nolan's breakout night at UFC Vegas 123 has earned official recognition, with the Australian headlining the promotion's four Performance of the Night bonuses announced on November 1. Nolan stopped Renato Moicano by third-round TKO in Saturday's lightweight main event at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, his first UFC headlining opportunity and his sixth straight win, and the bonus caps a card that also celebrated two successful debuts and a retiring veteran. Lucia Szabova stopped Tainara Lisboa with ground strikes at 3:20 of round three in her first Octagon appearance, while Joe Kropschot, who earned his contract on Dana White's Contender Series in August, submitted Nick Klein with an armbar in his first regular UFC bout. Julian Erosa's retirement fight nearly went the other way when JeongYeong Lee dropped him early, but he recovered to land the right hand that changed the fight and closed his career with a win before returning to his family farm in Washington. Each bonus was worth $100,000.