The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday’s card, including one to a former champion looking for another crack at the belt.
After UFC 311, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances in Los Angeles. Check out the winners below.
Performance of the Night: Jailton Almeida
Jailton Almeida def. Serghei Spivac via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:53
Jailton Almeida (22-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) got his second straight first-round finish when he took out Serghei Spivac (17-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC). The bonus was Almeida’s fourth in the UFC, but first in nearly two years – when he had a stretch of three straight bonus-winning fights.
Performance of the Night: Jiri Prochazka
Jiri Prochazka def. Jamahal Hill via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 3:01
Former light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka (31-5-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) went to deep waters with fellow ex-champ Jamahal Hill (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC), but eventually took him out with a TKO. He has two losses to champ Alex Pereira already, but put himself into the conversation for an eventual crack at him again.
Fight of the Night: Merab Dvalishvili def. Umar Nurmagomedov
Merab Dvalishvili def. Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
In a classic back-and-forth battle, Merab Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) defended his bantamweight title with a decision win over Umar Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC). The loss was the first of Nurmagomedov’s career and an upset.
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