The Octagon returned to Climate Pledge Arena for tonight’s UFC Seattle event, and four fighters wound up taking home performance bonuses.
The fight card was headlined by a highly anticipated middleweight matchup featuring Israel Adesanya taking on Joe Pyfer. The bout proved to be a wild back and forth affair. Adesanya got off to a strong start in the opening round and appeared to have the lead leg of Pyfer in all sorts of trouble. However, ‘Bodybagz’ took advantage of Izzy’s aggression and was able to score a big takedown and take full mount in round two. From there, Pyfer unleashed a plethora of ground and pound which ultimately led to the referee stoppage. It was an impressive win for the American, and a ‘what could have been’ loss for ‘Stylebender’.
UFC Seattle was co-headlined by a key women’s flyweight contest between Maycee Barber and Alexa Grasso. The rematch resulted in one of the scariest knockouts in recent memory. Grasso connected with a big left hand midway through the opening round, a shot that sent Barber crashing to the floor in a state of unconsciousness. ‘The Future’ remained out cold for over a minute but thankfully eventually woke up and was able to leave the Octagon on her own feet.
Following the conclusion of tonight’s event, UFC officials announced at the post-fight press conference that 4 fighters would be taking home performance bonuses.
Fight of the night: Lightweight fighters Ignacio Bahamondes and Tofiq Musayev each pocketed $100k for their thrilling war in tonight’s UFC Seattle featured prelim. Musayev ultimately won the contest by unanimous decision
Performance of the night: Alexa Grasso earned an extra $100k for her brutal first-round knockout victory over Maycee Barber (see that here).
Performance of the night: Joe Pyfer pocketed an extra $100k for his second-round TKO victory over former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (see that here).
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