{"id":24692,"date":"2025-07-26T23:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T23:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/24692\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T23:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T23:40:09","slug":"ufc-on-abc-9-bonuses-record-breaking-knockdown-performance-appropriately-rewarded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/24692\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC on ABC 9 bonuses: Record-breaking knockdown performance appropriately rewarded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday&#8217;s card in Abu Dhabi, including a record-breaking performance.<\/p>\n<p>After UFC\u00a0on ABC 9, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Check out the winners below.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Performance of the Night: Muslim Salikhov<img alt=\"Muslim Salikhov def. Carlos Leal - UFC Abu Dhabi\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/eba094b238eb7c7b9f41a5ca2049ee20.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Muslim Salikhov def. Carlos Leal &#8211; UFC Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Age is no problem for the 41-year-old Muslim Salikhov (22-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC), who came into his fight against Carlos Leal (22-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) as a massive underdog. &#8220;The King of Kung Fu&#8221; blasted an overly aggressive Leal with a clean counter shot for a sub-minute knockout, to notch his second straight opening-round finish \u2013 both of which earned Perfomance of the Night bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>Performance of the Night: Steven Nguyen<img alt=\"Steven Nguyen def. Mohammad Yahya UFC Abu Dhabi\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/97693487cf6f2d3f94ab23709ec8e3f5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Steven Nguyen def. Mohammad Yahya UFC Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Steven Nguyen (10-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) picked up his first win under the UFC banner with a record-breaking performance. Nguyen repeatedly put Mohammad Yahya (12-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC) on the canvas with accurate punches, totalling a record six knockdowns en route to a TKO stoppage by the cageside doctor after Round 2. That&#8217;s two fights and two bonuses in the UFC for Fortis MMA&#8217;s Nguyen, who returns home with an extra check and his name in the record books.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Fight of the Night: Shara Magomedov def. Marc-Andre Barriault<img alt=\"Shara Magomedov def. Marc-Andre Barriault - UFC Abu Dhabi\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13b79716d6f18a2611e92509bf963d2d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shara Magomedov def. Marc-Andre Barriault &#8211; UFC Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>On the main card, middleweights Shara Magomedov (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and Marc-Andre Barriault (17-10 MMA, 6-9 UFC) put on an incredible back-and-forth war over 15 minutes. After a close opening round, all hell broke loose when both fighters had near-finishing moments. Barriault flattened Magomedov&#8217;s nose, but he ended up in big trouble as the round came to a close. The bloody affair somehow reached the final horn, where Magomedov was announced the winner by unanimous decision. For their efforts, they both take home an extra $50,000.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2025\/07\/26\/ufc-abu-dhabi-bonuses-steven-nguyen-shara-magomedov-muslim-salikhov\/85390296007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UFC Abu Dhabi bonuses: Steven Nguyen breaks records, takes one of four;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">UFC Abu Dhabi bonuses: Steven Nguyen breaks records, takes one of four<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday&#8217;s card in Abu Dhabi, including a record-breaking performance. 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