Bonuses! Alvarez Leads $50K Winners With Impressive TKO

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Umar Nurmagomedov pushed his undefeated record to 18-0 earlier today (Sat., Aug. 3, 2024) at UFC Abu Dhabi LIVE on ABC and ESPN+ from inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with a dominant one-sided decision win over bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen.

In addition to the bantamweight headliner, UFC’s return to Abu Dhabi produced memorable action from start to finish. Check out some of the key moments below and let us know which one stood out the most:

• Kaue Fernandes scored his first Octagon win with a nasty first-round TKO finish over Mohammad Yahya (see it HERE)
• Rising UFC light heavyweight contender Azamat Murzakanov delivered another knockout finish with a second-round smashing of Alonzo Menifield
• Joel Alvarez put the lightweight top 15 on notice with a dominant TKO stoppage over the very tough Elves Brener (highlights HERE)
• Tony Ferguson set a new UFC record with his eighth-straight loss after a Michael Chiesa submission
• Middleweights Sharabutdin Magomedov and Michal Oleksiejczuk went to war in a three-round co-main event, but it was “Shara Bullet” who won via decision to stay undefeated

To sift through the action and see which fighters took home an extra $50,000, we take a closer look at the official UFC Abu Dhabi post-fight bonus winners below:

• Fight of the Night: Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
• Performance of the Night: Joel Alvarez
• Performance of the Night: Azamat Murzakanov

For complete UFC Abu Dhabi results, coverage, and highlights, click HERE.