Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos PITTSBURGH – Many fighters talk about the life-changing power of a “Performance of the Night” bonus, but Alex Oliveira is living proof. The Brazilian UFC veteran, who on Sunday steps up a division to share a welterweight fight against onetime lightweight title challenger Donald Cerrone, took the $50,000 from a knockout victory over Piotr Hallman this past November and bought his mom a house. It was a promise he’d previously made to her, and he was able to fulfill it. And she wasn’t the only beneficiary. “I managed to give a better life not only to my mom, but my kids, too,” Oliveira said. “So I’m very happy.” Alex Oliveira Of course, the work merely continues for Oliveira (14-2-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), who shares the nickname “Cowboy” with Cerrone (28-7 MMA, 15-4 UFC), who hopes to rebound from a quick stoppage loss to champ Rafael dos Anjos this past December
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