UFC 286 has just concluded and will be a talked about event for some time to come. With some stellar performances and finishes from the fighters on show, the fans got everything they asked for. As such, let’s do a recap of all the results, bonus winners, and other interesting details from the night.
The event saw some big moments, starting from the very first fight of the preliminary card. UFC flyweight Muhammad Mokaev avoided defeat at the risk of having his leg broken by Jafel Filho. Eventually, the UK fighter went on to make a recovery and submit his opponent to win the fight.
Similarly, we also saw some big moments in the co-main and main events of the night where Justin Gaethje and Leon Edwards were able to claim victories via majority decisions. Notably, Leon Edwards was accused of cheating on two instances during the fight, one whilst grabbing Usman’s glove and another when he grabbed the cage to prevent getting taken down.
On the other hand, Justin Gaethje delivered another ‘highlight’ performance, badly bloodying Fiziev during their fight. Other than that, we also saw some big-name celebrities like Tom Holland and Jared Leto along with fighters like Colby Covington. As per Dana White, Covington will be the next challenger to Leon Edwards’ throne, likely during international fight week.
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Additionally Dana White stated that the gate for UFC 286 was $8.58 million, with a 17,588 sold-out O2 Arena. As such the event is the highest-grossing single-night event in arena history. During the event, Anderson Silva, one of the GOATs of MMA, was also inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.
UFC 286 Results and Bonuses
Now, let’s take a look at all the results from the night and find out which fighters took home an extra $50,000 tonight.
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Main Card
Leon Edwards (c) def. Kamaru Usman via majority decision
Justin Gaethje def. Rafael Fiziev via majority decision
Gunnar Nelson def. Bryan Barberena via first-round submission (armbar)
Jennifer Maia def. Casey O’Neill via unanimous decision
Marvin Vettori def. Roman Dolidze via unanimous decision
Preliminary Card
Jack Shore def. Makwan Amirkhani via second-round submission (rear-naked choke)
Chris Duncan def. Omar Morales via split decision
Yanal Ashmoz def. Sam Patterson via first-round TKO (punches)
Muhammad Mokaev def. Jafel Filho via third-round submission (rear-naked choke)
Early Preliminary Card
Lerone Murphy vs. Gabriel Santos via split decision
Christian Leroy Duncan def. Dusko Todorovic via first-round TKO (injury)
Jake Hadley def. Malcolm Gordon via first-round TKO (punches)
Joanne Wood def. Luana Carolina via split decision
Ludovit Klein vs. Jai Herbert ends in a majority draw
Veronica Macedo def. Julianna Miller via unanimous decision
No doubt about it 🔥
đź’¸ @Justin_Gaethje & @RafaelFiziev are taking home FOTN honors!
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During the post-fight conference, President Dana White also announced bonus winners of the night. To no one’s surprise, Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev won the Fight of The Night. Additionally, Gunnar Nelson and Jake Hadley took home the Performance of the Night bonuses for their wins over Bryan Barberena and Malcolm Gordon, respectively.
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