The Octagon returned to Madison Square Garden for tonight’s UFC 334 event, and four fighters wound up taking home performance bonuses.
The fight card was headlined by a heavyweight title fight featuring Ciryl Gane taking on Josh Hokit. The bout proved to be a thrilling back and forth five-round war. Gane got off to a strong start, but Hokit battled back in rounds two and three to seemingly take momentum. However, the French star found a second wind in round four and then got the better of the American for the final 10 minutes to win a unanimous decision.
UFC 334 was co-headlined by a women’s bantamweight title fight between Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes. The contest resulted in a fourth-round submission win for Harrison. Although Nunes looked great in the standup, she continued to risk fighting with the Olympic gold medalist in the clinch and on the ground. Eventually that decision resulted in her demise, as Harrison locked in a fight-ending choke early in the fourth.
Following the conclusion of tonight’s event, UFC officials announced at the post-fight press conference that 4 fighters would be taking home performance bonuses.
Fight of the night: Heavyweight fighters Ciryl Gane and Josh Hokit each pocketed $100k for their thrilling war in tonight’s UFC 334 main event. Gane ultimately won the contest by unanimous decision.
Performance of the night: Stephen Thompson earned an extra $100k for his third-round TKO victory over Charles Radtke (see that here).
Performance of the night: Kayla Harrison pocketed an extra $100k for her fourth-round submission win over Amanda Nunes (see that here).
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