If ever there was a time when it might have been easy to hand out a bunch of extra bonuses, it was UFC 218.
The show in Detroit in December 2018 featured nine finishes in 13 fights – including six of eight on the prelims. But when it came time for bonuses, the UFC gave out two Fights of the Night, including one to Eddie Alvarez and Justin Gaethje for their main-card lightweight banger.
Alvarez still was in the process of trying to rebound from the loss of the lightweight title to Conor McGregor in November 2016. His follow-up was a no contest against Dustin Poirier when he landed illegal knees.
