"Rodolfo Bellato (13-2) welcomed debutant Luke Fernandez (6-1) in a light heavyweight matchup. After being split open by Fernandez early on, Bellato dropped his opponent with a left hook and followed it up with punches, forcing the referee to step in at 2:42 on the opening round to secure a "Performance of the Night" bonus."
"Gregory Rodrigues opened the main card in a middleweight matchup against Bruno Ferreira. Rodrigues knocked Ferreira out cold with the first strike he landed, less than two minutes into the fight. "RoboCop" walked home with an extra $100K for avenging a first-round knockout loss against Ferreira in 2023."
"Alberto Montes made his Octagon debut in a featherweight matchup against Ricky Turcios. Montes survived wild haymakers from Turcios and locked in an anaconda choke to notch a submission in the second round. "The Promise" earned a POTN bonus for his fifth career submission."
"Drew Dober also earned a POTN bonus for his knockout of Michael Johnson. A sizeable favorite, Dober dropped a closely contested first round against the 39-year-old on all scorecards. However, all Dober needed was a flush right hand in the second round to send Johnson to the shadow realm."
UFC 326 featured Charles Oliveira defeating Max Holloway via unanimous decision in a BMF title bout, though no Fight of the Night bonus was awarded. Four Performance of the Night bonuses were distributed to fighters with standout finishes. Rodolfo Bellato defeated debutant Luke Fernandez with a first-round knockout via left hook and punches at 2:42. Alberto Montes earned his fifth career submission bonus with an anaconda choke submission against Ricky Turcios in the second round. Gregory Rodrigues knocked out Bruno Ferreira in under two minutes with his first strike, avenging a previous loss. Drew Dober also received a bonus for his second-round knockout of Michael Johnson with a flush right hand.
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