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The obvious candidate for Fight of the Year is Fight of the Night

The UFC awarded four prizes after Saturday's fight, including one for a fight that is expected to be considered Fight of the Year.

Following UFC 306, four fighters received an additional $50,000 for their performances in Las Vegas. Check out the winners below.

Fight of the night: Esteban Ribovics defeats Daniel Zellhuber

Esteban Ribovics defeated Daniel Zellhuber by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
In one of the biggest Fight of the Night winners in history, Esteban Ribovics (14-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Daniel Zellhuber (15-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) each took home $50,000. The two went down particularly hard in the second round in one of the most exciting rounds in recent memory. Ribovics defeated Zellhuber

Performance of the evening: Ketlen Souza

Ketlen Souza defeats Yazmin Jauregui by technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:02
Ketlen Souza (15-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) hit Yazmin Jauregui (11-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) with a left and then a right hook that dropped her to the mat seconds after a restart following a timeout for Jauregui for a low blow. She jumped on top of her and applied a rear-naked choke, and seconds later Jauregui was unconscious after Souza gave her the bonus win.

Performance of the evening: Ignacio Bahamondes

Ignacio Bahamondes defeated. Manuel Torres via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:02
Ignacio Bahamondes (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC), who trains in Chicago with welterweight champion Belal Muhammad, worked over Manuel Torres (15-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and then knocked him out for $50,000.

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