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“Man Got a Bonus Instead of a Paycut” – Israel Adesanya Beating Alexander Volkanovski and Alex Pereira to Receive the Biggest UFC Bonus Left Fans Bewildered

Published 07/05/2022, 9:45 AM EDT

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UFC Fan Bonus of the Night shocked the fight fans as Israel Adesanya bagged the biggest reward, while Alexander Volkanovski and Alex Pereira were other winners of the extra crypto-based income from the UFC 276 event.

The International Fight Week card was a phenomenal event with a title double header and a few pivotal matchups. However, only three were going to win the fan choice-based award, a new segment the UFC has added because of their partnership with crypto.com.

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Adesanya ($30,000 BTC), Volkanovski ($20,000 BTC), and Pereira ($10,000 BTC) were the three winners.

 

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Even though the winners are voted by fans, and they choose Israel Adesanya as #1, fight fans were baffled to not see Alexander Volkanovski or Alex Pereira who had more convincing wins than ‘The Last Stylebender‘, win the award.

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Therefore, some of them showed their disappointment in the comments section of UFC’s awards result post.

“Lol who voted for Izzy ?”

“C’mon… Pereira should get the 1st bonus.”

“The fans voted Izzy over Volk? Something ain’t right here.”

“Who tf in their right mind voted for Izzy over volk, that fight was a snoozefest.”

“What the hell??? Adesanya is the least deserving of a fan bonus on the entire card.”

“No way the fans voted Izzy.”

“Izzy needs to pay 30k to each viewer for that time waster.”

“I guess Izzy got it for his entrance?”

 

“This is criminal… who tf voted Izzy the most? People were literally leaving the arena mid fight..”

“Lmao actually insane Izzy landed this. Social media army.”

“Decisionbender deserves no bonus.”

“Izzy better give that money away to charity.”

“Man got a bonus instead of a paycut.”

UFC 276: Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier was a stacked card

Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski defended their respective championship against Jared Cannonier and Max Holloway.

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A featured middleweight contest between #4 ranked Sean Strickland, and Glory-famed kickboxer-turned-MMA athlete, Alex Pereira, the return of ‘Ruthless‘ Robbie Lawler against ever-exciting Bryan Barberena and ‘Sugar‘ Sean O’Malley’s step up in competition against Pedro Munhoz made for an exciting fight of the night.

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Even the prelims and undercard had some astonishing performances; Jim Miller, Jalin Turner, Ian Garry, Dricus Du Plessis, Andre Muniz, Maycee Barber, and Julija Stoliarenko all won their fights.

Meanwhile, Stoliarenko and Turner received the performance of the night bonus. Whereas, the main card bout between Robbie Lawler and Bryan Barberena received the fight of the night honors. They got a $50,000 bonus from the promotion.

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What do you make of Israel Adesanya receiving the fan bonus over Alexander Volkanovski, and Alex Pereira? Share your views in the comments section below.

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Deepak Kumar is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. His love for MMA comes from the chaos and violence the fight game brings to the table. A BJJ aspirant, Deepak began following the sport as a casual fan when Ronda Rousey was finishing her opponents in seconds.
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