Previously, Chimaevs first-round TKO of John Phillips in a middleweight fight at UFC on ESPN 13 likewise earned him a bonus.
Hes likewise earned $100,000 more than his battle handbags over that time period after notching his 2nd “Performance of the Night” bonus in as many bouts.
Chimaev (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) overwhelmed Rhys McKee in a welterweight fight on the primary card of UFC on ESPN 14 at Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The Russian competitor entirely closed down his opponent before making the TKO stoppage at 3:09 of the opening round. For that, he took house “POTN” and an extra $50,000.
Khamzat Chimaev set a modern-day UFC record Saturday when he made his second victory in 10 days, the shortest span in between octagon wins given that the days of one-night tournaments.
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Tanner Boser, the Canadian heavyweight who took a second-round KO success over Raphael Pessoa
Tom Aspinall, who in his UFC launching stopped Jake Collier through TKO just 45 seconds into their heavyweight battle
Jesse Ronson, who, with a first-round submission of Nicolas Dalby, earned his very first UFC win after 6 years away from the promotion
Paul Craig, who sent Gadzhimurad Antigulov in the preliminary of their light heavyweight bout
Fabricio Werdum, the former UFC heavyweight champion, who had a first-round submission of Alexander Gustafsson and earned his 4th profession postfight perk
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Chimaev (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) overwhelmed Rhys McKee in a welterweight fight on the primary card of UFC on ESPN 14 at Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The Russian competitor totally shut down his enemy before earning the TKO stoppage at 3:09 of the opening round. For that, he took house “POTN” and an additional $50,000.
