UFC Fight Night Sao Paulo 2018 is in the books and fans were treated to a night of great MMA action, concluding with Thiago Santos picking up a third round TKO win over Eryk Anders. Other notable moments on the card saw Alex Oliveira get a sub-one minute finish of Carlo Pedersoli Jr., while Antonio Rogerio Nogueira also returned to action after an extended layoff and Charles Oliveira broke UFC Hall Of Fame member Royce Gracie’s all-time submission record.
After the event, post-fight bonuses were handed out, with Thiago Santos and Eryk Anders winning $50,000 each for “Fight Of The Night,” while Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Charles Oliveira earned $50,000 each for “Performances Of the NIght.”
A grand total of 9,485 fans attended the event, while no gate has been announced at this time by the UFC or the CABMMA.
Up next for the UFC is the highly anticipated UFC 229 card, which will see UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defend the gold against former two division UFC champion Conor McGregor, who is returning to action for the first time in almost two years. The main card will air on pay-per-view, while the prelims will get split between Fox Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.