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Updated · Bleacher Report · Aug 16
UFC 330 Awards 4 $100,000 Bonuses as Makhachev, Dern Defend Titles
Updated
Updated · Bleacher Report · Aug 16

UFC 330 Awards 4 $100,000 Bonuses as Makhachev, Dern Defend Titles

3 articles · Updated · Bleacher Report · Aug 16

Summary

  • $100,000 Performance of the Night bonuses went to Dustin Stoltzfus, Charles Johnson, Jeremiah Wells and Jalin Turner after UFC 330, while four other finishers earned $25,000 apiece.
  • Turner delivered the card's standout stoppage, dropping Kauê Fernandes with a body shot and left hand before a referee stoppage; Stoltzfus, Johnson and Wells all won by submission.
  • Wells produced the biggest upset, choking out Myktybek Orolbai with a guillotine after trailing through two rounds despite Orolbai's 67-28 strike edge and four takedowns.
  • Islam Makhachev kept the welterweight title with a unanimous decision over Ian Machado Garry to move to 29-1, and Mackenzie Dern defended the women's strawweight belt against Gillian Robertson.

Insights

Did Makhachev's fifth-round grappling save him from a shocking upset, or did Garry's middle-round damage expose a weakness at 170 pounds?
Breaking Anderson Silva's legendary streak, does Islam Makhachev's grueling welterweight victory cement his status as the greatest UFC fighter ever?
After pushing the pound-for-pound king to the absolute brink, what does the future hold for 28-year-old rising star Ian Machado Garry?