"Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira produced an instant classic at UFC 328. Van and Taira received "Fight of the Night" honors and $100,000 apiece for their back-and-forth battle in Saturday's co-main event at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. After struggle to defend his opponent's takedowns early, Van began to assert his dominance on the feet, ultimately defeating Taira via technical knockout at the 1:32 mark of Round 5 to retain the 125-pound belt."
"Elsewhere, former Bellator MMA champion Yaroslav Amosov secured a $100,000 "Performance of the Night" award for dispatching Joel Alvarez in a preliminary welterweight contest. Amosov powered his foe to the canvas in the second frame, immediately transitioned to an arm-triangle choke and elicited the tapout at the 1:13 mark of the period."
"Finally, beloved veteran Jim Miller garnered the card's other $100,000 "Performance of the Night" bonus for a first-round submission of Jared Gordon in a preliminary lightweight affair. When Gordon left his neck exposed on a takedown attempt, Miller capitalized and locked in a guillotine choke to bring an end to the bout at the 3:29 mark of Round 1."
Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira delivered a back-and-forth co-main event at UFC 328, earning Fight of the Night honors and $100,000 each. Van initially struggled to defend Taira’s takedowns, then asserted dominance on the feet. Van ultimately won by technical knockout at 1:32 of Round 5 to retain the 125-pound title. Yaroslav Amosov earned Performance of the Night by defeating Joel Alvarez in a preliminary welterweight bout. Amosov drove Alvarez to the canvas in Round 2, transitioned to an arm-triangle choke, and forced a tap at 1:13. Jim Miller also won Performance of the Night with a first-round guillotine choke submission over Jared Gordon at 3:29 of Round 1.
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