The Octagon returned to T-Mobile Arena for tonight’s UFC 324 event, and four fighters wound up taking home performance bonuses.
The fight card was headlined by an interim lightweight title fight featuring Justin Gaethje taking on Paddy Pimblett. The contest proved to be an absolutely thrilling five-round war. Justin Gaethje was able to drop Paddy Pimblett on multiple occasions throughout the 25-minute affair but was unable to secure a finish. Although bloodied up, ‘The Baddy’ showed a ton of heart while landing some crushing blows of his own. After five-rounds of action, ‘The Highlight’ was awarded a much-deserved unanimous decision victory.
UFC 324 was co-headlined by a highly anticipated men’s bantamweight bout featuring former champion Sean O’Malley taking on Song Yadong. The contest resulted in a hard fought back and forth affair. After a close opening round, Yadong appeared to be turning the tide in his favor in round two. However, Sean O’Malley stormed back in the final five minutes, battering Song with some solid left hands and a hard knee. After fifteen minutes of action, ‘Suga’ was awarded the decision victory.
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: Lightweight fighters Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett each pocketed $100k for their thrilling war in tonight’s UFC 324 main event. Gaethje ultimately won the contest by unanimous decision.
Performance of the night: Ty Miller earned an extra $100k for his first round TKO victory over Adam Fugitt (see that here).
Performance of the night: Josh Hokit pocketed an extra $100k for his first-round TKO victory over Denzel Freeman on tonight’s early prelims (see that here).
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