Bonuses! Ribovics vs. Zellhuber Awarded FOTN
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Merab Dvalishvili dominated UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley last night (Sat., Sept. 14, 2024) at UFC 306 live on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) from inside The Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, to capture gold on the biggest stage in combat sports. In co-main event action, Valentina Shevchenko won back her women’s flyweight title with a lopsided trilogy win over Mexican champion Alexa Grasso.
In addition to the two title fights, Noche UFC pumped out incredible action from start to finish. Add in the experience of seeing these fights unfold from inside The Sphere and Saturday night was one of the more memorable ones in mixed martial arts (MMA) history.
Check out some of the key moments below:
- Lightweight striker Ignacio Bahamondes made good on his Sphere debut with a blistering TKO finish over Mexican finisher Manuel Torres (see it HERE).
- Esteban Ribovics went to war with fellow lightweight up-and-comer Daniel Zellhuber in a wild fight full of knockdowns and back-and-forth exchanges. It was Ribovics who walked away with the split-decision nod.
- Featherweight contender Diego Lopes kept his hype train rolling with an impressive decision win over former UFC title challenger Brian Ortega
- Ketlen Souza put the womne’s strawweight division on notice with an impressive submission stoppage over Yazmin Jauregui (highlights HERE)
To sift through the action and see which fighters took home an extra $50,000, we take a closer look at the official UFC 306 post-fight bonus winners below:
- Fight of the Night: Esteban Ribovics vs. Daniel Zellhuber
- Performance of the Night: Ketlen Souza
- Performance of the Night: Ignacio Bahamondes
For complete UFC 306 results, coverage, and highlights, click HERE.
