UFC 333 Bonuses: Co-Main Event earns Fight of the Night

mmaweekly |  

Following Saturday’s UFC 333 event in Abu Dhai, the fight promotion announced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses. Alexander Volkanovski, Petr Yan, Merab Dvalishvili and Lone’er Kavanagh banked the $100,000 bonuses.

Fight of the Night honors went to the co-main event trilogy bout between champion Petr Yan and former titleholder Merab Dvalishvili. Dvalishvili won the early round with relentless pressure, high output and pace. Yan captured the final three rounds fending off takedown attempts and working his boxing.

Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski earned a bonus for his second-round stoppage of the previously undefeated Movsar Evloev in the fight card’s main event.

Taking home the final “Performance of the Night” award was flyweight Lone’er Kavanagh. Kavanagh scored a first-round finish over rising star Ramazan Temirov. Temirov entered the bout riding a 12-fight winning streak.

The remaining fighters who secured finishes at UFC 333 earned an extra $25,000.

MORE UFC 333: Main Event Highlights | Co-Main Event Highlights