Harrison And Thompson Claim UFC 334 Bonuses
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Four fighters pocketed $100,000 performance bonuses at UFC 334 after a night of finishes and close battles at Madison Square Garden.
Heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane and challenger Josh Hokit collected Fight of the Night honors despite a razor-thin decision, per Sherdog. All three judges scored the championship bout 48-47 for Gane, who narrowly held onto his title through five rounds.
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Harrison Submits Nunes In Fourth Round
Kayla Harrison earned Performance of the Night after finishing Amanda Nunes with a rear-naked choke in the fourth round to keep her women's bantamweight strap. Stephen Thompson also claimed a performance bonus, landing a spinning wheel kick that knocked out Charles Radtke in the veteran's final UFC appearance. The 43-year-old called it a career with the spectacular finish.
Gane weighed 242.6 pounds at Friday's ceremonial weigh-ins, while Hokit came in at 231.4, according to Sherdog's fight card listing. Harrison and Nunes both made championship weight at 135 pounds.
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The card streamed live from New York on November 14, with prelims kicking off at 5 p.m. Eastern. UFC 335 is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
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