Max Holloway not only won the company’s ‘BMF’ (toughest fighter) belt after brutally knocking out Justin Gaethje in the last round, but also made history by taking home $600,000 for the ‘Performance of the Night’ and ‘Fight of the Night’ bonuses at UFC 300 held in Las Vegas.
The former featherweight champion used his speed and volume of punches to hurt Gaethje early on in the lightweight fight. In the fifth and final round, Holloway invited the American to fight in the center of the octagon a few seconds after the bell rang and, after a frank exchange between the two, the Hawaiian He landed a powerful right blow that sent his opponent to sleep to seal his victory.
After the victory, Max Holloway asked to face the featherweight champion Ilia Topuria and received the amount of $600,000 for his performance. The UFC usually awards the best fighters and the fight of the night on each card of the program with a bonus of $50 thousand dollars, but As it was the 300th edition, Dana White – president of the league – increased its value to $300 thousand dollars.
The Hawaiian fighter was one of the winners of the ‘Performance of the Night’ and His confrontation with Justin Gaethje was awarded ‘Fight of the Night’, so the American also took home the large sum of money even though he was defeated and the UFC ‘BMF’ belt was taken from him.
Now, Max Holloway, 32, He has 26 wins and 7 losses in his MMA career, and has three positive results in a row. since he again lost the opportunity to regain the featherweight belt against Alexander Volkanovski.
UFC 300: Historic night
UFC 300 It was marked by three title fights: the ‘BMF’, the women’s strawweight and the light heavyweight. The first was won by Max Holloway, the second was successfully defended by champion Zhang Weili and the last was also retained by two-time company champion Alex Pereira.
Billboard It had exciting duels where eight of them ended on the fast track (five knockouts and three submissions), while the remaining four were decided on the side judges’ cards. Without a doubt an edition at the height of the UFC celebration.
UFC 300 results:
Alex Pereira knocked out Jamahal Hill in the first round;
Zhang Weili defeated Yan Xiaonan by unanimous decision;
Max Holloway knocked out Justin Gaethje in the fifth round;
Arman Tsarukyan defeated Charles Oliveira by split decision;
Bo Nickal submitted Cody Brundage in the second round;
Jiri Prochazka knocked out Aleksandar Rakic in the second round;
Aljamain Sterling defeated Calvin Kattar by unanimous decision;
Kayla Harrison submitted Holly Holm in the second round;
Diego Lopes knocked out Sodiq Yusuff in the first round;
Renato Carneiro knocked out Jalin Turner in the second round;
Jéssica Andrade defeated Marina Rodríguez by split decision;
Bobby Green defeated Jim Miller by unanimous decision;
Deiveson Figueiredo submitted Cody Garbrandt in the second round.
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