Eight Fighters Receive $50K Bonuses at UFC on ABC 3

It was another banner night for post-fight bonuses at UFC on ABC 3.

A grand total of eight fighters received $50,000 checks for their work inside the Octagon during the daytime card at the UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y., on Saturday. That included an obvious “Fight of the Night” selection for Matt Schnell and Su Mudaerji, who engaged in a back-and-forth flyweight slugfest on the main card.

Mudaerji appeared to be on the verge of finishing Schnell on multiple occasions in Round 2, as he rocked his opponent with left hands and elbows. Schnell perservered and rallied to rock Mudaerji with a right hand before landing a takedown, where he pursued a finish with ground-and-pound from above. Mudaerji then reversed into top position, where Schnell secured the finish with a triangle choke from his back at the 4:24 mark of the second period.

Meanwhile, the other six fighters who earned finishes at UFC on ABC all received “Performance of the Night” bonuses: Amanda Lemos, Jingliang Li, Punahele Soriano, Ricky Simon, Bill Algeo and Dustin Jacoby.

The only fighter with a finish who didn’t get a post-fight bonus was Yair Rodriguez, whose fight with Brian Ortega ended prematurely after his opponent suffered a shoulder injury in the first round.