The action delivered as advertised earlier today (Sat., April 20, 2019) at UFC on ESPN+ 7 live on ESPN+ from inside Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, as heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem put a brutal stop to submission expert Aleksei Oleinik via first-round TKO (highlights HERE).
In addition to Overeem’s main event finish, heavyweight prospect Sergei Pavlovich stunned Brazilian fighter Marcelo Golm with a 66-second knockout blow, Alexander Yakovlev ended the hype of Brazilian prospect Alex da Silva with a slick guillotine choke finish, heavyweight veteran Shamil Abdurakhimov brutally finished Polish contender Marcin Tybura in the second round, surging light heavyweight youngster Michal Oleksiejczuk scored a filthy 44-second knockout over Gadzhimurad Antigulov, the returning Magomed Mustafaev sparked the “Prelims” undercard with a beautiful spinning back kick finish over Rafael Fiziev, and Islam Makhachev narrowly escaped an upset defeat at the hands of UFC newcomer Arman Tsarukyan in the co-main event.
In order to sift through the action and see which fighters took home an extra $50,000, we take a closer look at the official UFC on ESPN+ 7 bonus winners below:
Fight of the Night: Islam Makhachev def. Arman Tsarukyan
Performance of the Night: Sergei Pavlovich
Performance of the Night: Magomed Mustafaev
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