Russian fighter Magomed Ankalaev will receive a bonus for the best performance in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Vegas 84 tournament. “Sports Express”.
In the main fight of the night, the Russian player knocked out Brazilian Johnny Walker in the second round. The amount of prize money will be 50 thousand dollars.
Jim Miller, Marcus McGee and Brunno Ferreira also received this award.
The fight between Ankalaev and Walker had a revenge nature. On October 21, 2023, at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi (UAE), their fight was declared a no-contest after the Russian kicked his opponent in the head (illegal strike) while on a three-count. The judges stopped the fight. The Brazilian did not agree with the referee’s decision and showed with all his appearance that he was ready to continue the fight. Security guards had to calm down Walker, who tried to start a fight.
For the Russian fighter, the victory at UFC Vegas 84 was the 18th in his career, and he also lost one fight. His opponent suffered his eighth defeat in 29 matches.
In December 2022, the 31-year-old Russian fought Poland’s Jan Blachowicz for the UFC light heavyweight title. The fight lasted five rounds and ended in a draw.
Previously Ankalaev requested Challenge for the UFC title after defeating Walker.