UFC 328 handed out its post-fight bonuses Saturday night in Newark, with Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira taking home an extra $100,000 each for Fight of the Night.
After UFC 328 wrapped up Saturday in Newark, the promotion announced its usual slate of post-fight bonuses, and Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira landed the biggest checks of the night. Their matchup earned Fight of the Night honors, with both fighters pocketing an additional $100,000 in one of the event’s clear standouts.
For Van, the award adds momentum at a time when the flyweight division is hunting for fresh contenders behind the title picture. For Taira, it reinforces his standing as one of the weight class’s most closely watched rising names. In American MMA circles, that is exactly the kind of performance that can shift a fighter from prospect status into the conversation for a much bigger booking next time out.
The Performance of the Night bonuses went to Ukrainian welterweight Yaroslav Amosov, who submitted Spain’s Joel Alvarez with a choke in the second round, and veteran fan favorite Jim Miller, who finished fellow American Jared Gordon with a first-round guillotine in their lightweight bout.
Miller’s bonus will especially resonate with U.S. fans, who have followed his long run with the promotion for years. Any time he delivers another finish at this stage of his career, it becomes part of the larger story of one of the UFC’s most durable veterans continuing to matter on modern cards.
Four more fighters collected $25,000 bonuses for stoppage wins: Bobby Green, Ateba Gautier, Grant Dawson, and Baysangur Susurkaev.
With UFC 328 now in the books, the biggest thing to watch is whether Van and Taira can turn an action bonus into divisional leverage, while Amosov and Miller try to convert emphatic finishes into even bigger opportunities.
