UFC 333 took place in Abu Dhabi today with the championship fights bringing in the bulk of the bonuses.
The Fight of the Night went to Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili as the champion retained in a very spirited trilogy fight. Most believed that the fight was tied 2 rounds to 2 going into the deciding 5th round. And, that is when the champion turned it on and won the deciding round to retain the title. Both received $100K for the fight.
Alexander Volkanovski showed UFC fans why he is the goat at Featherweight. At 38, Volkanovski took over in the second round and hit Evloev with finishing blows to end the fight. Volkanovski earned the promotion’s $100K Performance Bonus.
Lo’oner Kavanagh earned the last $100K bonus as his speed took over and his punches obliterated Ramazan Temirov. It was an uppercut during an exchange that spelled the end for Temirov. From there, Kavanagh turned on the volume at stopped him with a series of punches.
The $25K bonuses went to Dominick Reyes, Aaron Pico, Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev, Abus Magomedov, and Kody Steele.
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