MOSCOW, April 24 Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Sergey Khandozhko received a $50,000 bonus for a fight against American Dwight Grant at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tournament in Las Vegas (USA), according to the promotion's Instagram page*. The fight took place on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 205 and ended with the victory of the Russian by technical knockout in the second round. Both athletes received $50,000 for the best fight of the evening. For Khandozhko, this fight was the first since November 2019. Brazilian Jessica Andrade and Peruvian Claudio Puelles also received 50 thousand dollars for the performance of the evening. The representative of Brazil in the main fight of the tournament defeated compatriot Amanda Lemos with a choke hold, and Puelles defeated the American Clay Guida with a painful hold.* Meta activity (social networks Facebook and Instagram) is banned in Russia as extremist.
