Battle between Josh Emmett and Shane Burgos earns 'Fight of the Night' bonus at UFC Las Vegas 3

J. Emmett deals a hard blow to S. Burgos. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc

The 'war' waged between Americans Josh Emmett e Shane burgos, in the co-main fight of UFC Las Vegas 3, held this Saturday (20), earned the athletes the 'Best Fight' bonus. Athletes will receive the amount of US$50 thousand (approximately R$265,4 thousand), as well as Jim Miller e Justin jaynes, who won the jackpot for 'Performances of the Night'. The information was released by the UFC press office.

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In the confrontation that represented the meeting between two elite featherweight athletes (up to 65,7kg), Emmett and Shane excited the spectators with a confrontation of great technique and movement. After three rounds, Josh was declared the winner with a unanimous decision by the judges.

In the first fight on the main card, Jim Miller made history by becoming, together with Donald Cerrone, the athlete with the most appearances with UFC gloves (35). This weekend, the North American had the duty of facing an opponent 10 years younger and with only one defeat in his career. Against RooseveltRobertsHowever, Miller made his experience count and needed just 2m25s to achieve a submission that ended the match. This was the 32nd victory in Jim's career, which will take home US$50.

Not in your best dreams Justin jaynes could imagine such a satisfying end to this Saturday’s event. Called in a hurry to replace Matt frevola In the confrontation against Frank Camacho, the American ended up surprising and achieving a great victory in his first fight for the UFC. Very aggressive, the athlete managed a knockout 41 seconds into the fight in the third fight of the night.

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