LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 02: Nassourdine Imavov of Russia poses on the size in the course of the UFC Combat Night time weigh-in at UFC APEX on February 02, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Picture by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC by way of Getty Photographs)
A shocking upset within the UFC Saudi Arabia essential occasion, and a triumphant newcomer have been among the many bonus winners on Saturday’s Combat Night time card.
UFC President and CEO Dana White introduced the bonus following the occasion, with the promotion rewarding debutant Bogdan Grad, Nassourdine Imavov, and Vinicius Oliveira vs. Stated Nurmagomedov when the mud had settled.
Grad, a 2024 Contender Collection winner, made an emphatic assertion in his promotional debut, the place he completed Lucas Alexander by TKO. Alexander, it’s value mentioning, had are available 2.5lbs heavy for the featherweight struggle. That earned Grad one Efficiency of the Night time bonus.
Nassourdine Imavov shocked nearly everybody within the UFC Saudi Arabia essential occasion, in the meantime. A robust opening spherical from Adesanya appeared to have him again in positive type. However within the second, Imavov related with a proper hand that snapped the previous champ’s head to the facet, eliminated his equilibrium from the equation, and despatched him crashing to the canvas. With out query, it was an announcement victory by France’s Imavov, and the largest of his profession. It additionally earn him the night time’s different Efficiency bonus.
Combat of the Night time honors at UFC Saudi Arabia went to the bantamweight scrap between Vinicius Oliveira and Stated Nurmagomedov, with Brazil’s Oliveira incomes the win on the scorecards.
All 4 bonus-winning fighters will pocket $50,000 U.S. on prime of their purse and outfitting pay.
