by - soumya ranjan
UFC 286 turned out to be an action packed pay-per-view event and fans loved it a lot. The card was filled with incredible fights and it didn't disappoint as fighters put forward amazing performances, and few of them took bonus awards of $50,000.
The Fight of the Night bonus award went to the co-main event lightweight bout between Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev. Both fighters went for three rounds and gave fans an entertaining fight which was expected from them. It was a war from start to end and Gaethje won the fight via unanimous decision.
Gaethje yet again justified his reputation as the most brutal fighter in the roster and took home his 11th bonus award, which consists of seven Fight of the Nights and four Performance of the Night.
Fiziev on the other hand, showed that he's capable of competing at the top and will be a threat to the lightweight title in future. It was Fiziev's sixth consecutive fight in which he got an award bonus for his performance.
Jake Hadley defeated Malcolm Gordon to take home his first ever Performance of the Night bonus award. It was an incredible performance and Hadley won it by TKO.
Another Performance of the Night bonus was given to Gunner Nelson who successfully submitted Bryan Barberena in the very first round of their fight.