UFC Hands Out Generous Bonuses For Second-Straight Week
After tying a record for the most KO/TKO finishes at a single UFC event, the promotion decided to mark the occasion by handing out extra bonuses for the second-straight week.
UFC gave seven different fighters an extra $50k at UFC 275 last week, but that number was topped this week when they gave bonuses to eleven different fighters.
Roman Dolidze opened the show and served a first-round KO to Kyle Daukaus. Roman landed an amazing knee from the clinch that was able to drop him, and he finished the fight on the ground.
THAT KNEE š±
What a way to start #UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/OuIsOSDfdI
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 18, 2022
In the second bout, Phil Hawes just destroyed Deron Winn. Hawes landed some standing elbows on an already compromised Winn to earn a stoppage at the end of the second round.
MY WORD š§
Standing TKO win for Hawes after an insane battle at #UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/lkNyOsA3lz
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 18, 2022
Cody Stamman earned a KO victory against Eddie Wineland in less than a minute after hitting him with a combination of knees and punches against the fence.
ALL GAS FROM CODY STAMANN ā½ #UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/Onj26TZzag
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 18, 2022
Ricardo Ramos was another fighter who showed a masterclass in using a spinning elbow. After using it to get a KO of Aiemann Zahabi at UFC 217, the 26-year-old landed the technique a second time to set up a finish of Danny Chavez.
SPINNING ELBOW GOT IT DONE š³ #UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/G4zzs6Zq8t
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 18, 2022
Jeremiah Wells delivered his own offering for the nightās best finish in the next fight, landing a huge left hook that starched Court McGee just over a minute and a half into the fight.
"LEFT HOOK FROM HELL" š± #UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/d8V9DvG9Hk
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 18, 2022
Adrian Yanez got things back on track with the third first-round finish of his UFC career, battering Tony Kelley.
A STATEMENT IN HIS HOME STATE š¤@yanezmma was determined to get the finish at #UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/XZOB45HOqi
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 18, 2022
Gregory Rodrigues and Julian Marquez ended in the eventās sixth and final first-round finish.
WHAT IS IN THE WATER IN TEXAS?! š± #UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/Fl1qvGZNa2
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 18, 2022
Joaquin Buckley earned a victory over Albert Duraev via doctor stoppage in the third round of their fight.
By TKO, @NewMansa94 secured another win to add to this #UFCAustin madness! š³ pic.twitter.com/wgyzQEI4Qd
— UFC (@ufc) June 19, 2022
The welterweight co-main event between Kevin Holland and Tim Means provided the night’s only submission and gave Holland his second-straight victory since moving to the welterweight division.
šØ HOLLAND BY SUBMISSION, WE REPEAT, HOLLAND BY SUBMISSION šØ #UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/zbFsUEvOdE
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 19, 2022
Both Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett delivered in a Fight of the Night performance where Emmett walked away with a narrow split-decision win and his fifth-straight victory.
Kattar and Emmett put on a show to finish off #UFCAustin š pic.twitter.com/pzP8BeCYGc
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 19, 2022