UFC Fight Night 234 bonuses: Magomed Ankalaev, Jim Miller lead $50,000 winners

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 13: (R-L) Marcus McGhee punches Gaston Bolanos of Peru in a bantamweight battle in the course of the UFC Combat Night time occasion at UFC APEX on January 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC by way of Getty Photographs)

Marcus McGhee def. Gaston Bolanos by way of TKO (strikes) – Spherical 2, 3:29

Marcus McGhee (9-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) took out. Gaston Bolanos (7-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) within the second spherical and stored his one hundred pc ending fee intact. He has stoppages in all of his wins and now has three bonuses within the UFC.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 13: (R-L) Brunno Ferreira of Brazil punches Phil Hawes in a middleweight battle in the course of the UFC Combat Night time occasion at UFC APEX on January 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC by way of Getty Photographs)

Brunno Ferreira def. Phil Hawes by way of knockout (punches) – Spherical 1, 4:55

Brunno Ferreira (11-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) put away Phil Hawes (12-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC) with a brutal knockout with simply 5 seconds left within the first spherical for his first UFC bonus.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 13: (R-L) Jim Miller punches Gabriel Benitez of Mexico in a light-weight battle in the course of the UFC Combat Night time occasion at UFC APEX on January 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC by way of Getty Photographs)

Jim Miller def. Gabriel Benitez by way of submission (face crank) – Spherical 3, 3:25

Jim Miller (37-17 MMA, 26-16 UFC) added to his UFC information for fights and wins with a third-round submission of Gabriel Benitez (23-12 MMA, 7-7 UFC). It was Miller’s second straight bonus. Amazingly, he has finishes in 9 straight wins and hasn’t gone to the judges for a win since 2016.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 13: Magomed Ankalaev of Russia battles Johnny Walker of Brazil in a light-weight heavyweight battle in the course of the UFC Combat Night time occasion at UFC APEX on January 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC by way of Getty Photographs)

Magomed Ankalaev def. Johnny Walker by way of knockout (punches) – Spherical 2, 2:42

Magomed Ankalaev (19-1-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC) put a stamp on his transient rivalry with Johnny Walker (21-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) with a vicious second-round knockout. The pair had a no contest in 2023, however after a stable first spherical from Walker, Ankalaev left little doubt and put himself in place to ask for a light-weight heavyweight title shot. The bonus was Ankalaev’s first since October 2020.