UFC 318 took place on Saturday night in New Orleans, Louisiana. The promotion handed out 5 $50K bonuses.
The bonuses went to Carli Judice, Islam Dulatov, Ateba Gautier and Martin Vettori and Brendan Allen for Fight of the Night.
Judice earned her $50K Performance Bonus for a KO victory in the third round against Nicole Caliari. Judice, a Louisiana native, opened up the show with the stoppage.
Dulatov stopped Adam Fugitt in the first round of their fight.
Gautier stopped Robert Valentin in just 70 seconds in round 1.
The Fight of the Night went to Vettori and Allen who had a feud that started at a casino in a PFL post-fight show and finally materialized in this fight. Allen won the fight as he bloodied Vettori early and took advantage of most exchanges in their three-round battle.
Clearly, the Fight of the Night could have gone to Poirier and Holloway but subjectively Vettori-Allen provided more action.
According to local news outlets, UFC 318 was the highest grossing event in Smoothie King Center history It drew 18,138 for a gate of over $8 million.
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