When all is said and done, Max
Holloway will likely go down as the star of stars at the
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 300th event.
The Hawaiian star earned a whopping $600,000 in bonus money for his
efforts at UFC
300 in a BMF title bout against Justin
Gaethje at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Not only did Holloway earn $300,000 for “Performance of the Night,”
but he received another $300,000 for sharing “Fight of the Night”
honors with Gaethje. The fight ended in the most memorable fashion
possible, as Holloway and Gaethje traded blows in the waning
seconds of the fifth round until “Blessed” rendered his opponent
unconscious at the 4:59 mark, tying it for the latest finish in a
five-round fight in UFC history.
Elsewhere, Jiri
Prochazka captured the card’s other $300,000 “Performance of
the Night” check by virtue of his stoppage of Aleksandar
Rakic in a preliminary light heavyweight clash. After
struggling with his opponent’s low kicks in the early going,
Prochazka turned the tide with a barrage of offense, ultimately
ending the contest with elbows and punches on the canvas at the
3:17 mark of Round 2.
While the promotion normally awards $50,000 post-fight bonuses,
that figure was increased to $300,000 on Saturday in honor of UFC
300.