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UFC 306 bonuses: Fight of Year candidate is obvious Fight of Night at Sphere

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UFC 306 bonuses: Fight of Year candidate is obvious Fight of Night at Sphere

Sep 14, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Daniel Zellhuber of Mexico (red gloves) fights Esteban Ribovics of Argentina (blue gloves) during Riyadh Season Noche UFC 306 at The Sphere. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday’s card, including one to a bout expected to be in conversation for Fight of the Year.

After UFC 306, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances in Las Vegas. Check out the winners below.

Fight of the Night: Esteban Ribovics def. Daniel Zellhuber

Esteban Ribovics def. Daniel Zellhuber via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

In one of the biggest no-brainer Fight of the Night winners in history, Esteban Ribovics (14-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Daniel Zellhuber (15-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) took home $50,000 each. In the second round, the two particularly went out guns blazing in one of the most exciting rounds in recent memory. Ribovics upset Zellhuber

Performance of the Night: Ketlen Souza

Ketlen Souza def. Yazmin Jauregui via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:02

Ketlen Souza (15-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) drilled Yazmin Jauregui (11-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) with a left, then a right hook that dropped her to the canvas – seconds after a restart from a timeout for Jauregui for a low blow. She jumped on her and latched onto a rear-naked choke, and a few seconds later Jauregui was out cold with Souza’s bonus-winning upset.

Performance of the Night: Ignacio Bahamondes

Ignacio Bahamondes def. Manuel Torres via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:02

Ignacio Bahamondes (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC), who trains in Chicago with welterweight champ Belal Muhammad, drilled Manuel Torres (15-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC), then pounded him out for $50,000.

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 306 bonuses: Fight of Year candidate is obvious Fight of Night at Sphere

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