Noche UFC Doctor’s ‘$80,000’ Audemars Piguet Watch Steals the Spotlight With Octagon Appearance

After an unfortunate injury pushed their matchup back last month, the wait finally ended as Daniil Donchenko and Rodrigo Sezinando made their welterweight debuts at Noche UFC San Antonio. The two TUF 33 finalists wasted no time testing each other, but it was Donchenko who walked away victorious. The Ukrainian fighter secured a bloody first-round TKO on Saturday night, live on ESPN+ from the Frost Bank Center, cementing his place as the Season 33 welterweight winner.

The opening round started fast, with Donchenko blitzing in and forcing Sezinando to respond with a sharp counter and a takedown attempt. Donchenko defended well and fired back with an elbow that immediately opened a nasty cut on Sezinando’s face. Blood poured as the cageside doctor stepped in to assess the damage. But while everyone expected the focus to stay on Sezinando’s condition, it was the doctor himself who grabbed the spotlight.

“The UFC doctor is just casually wearing an $80,000 Audemars Piguet watch in the cage😭,” Super Fan wrote on X, posting a zoomed-in photo of the flashy wristwear as the doctor cleaned Sezinando’s wound. Within minutes, the clip went viral, sparking more conversation about the luxury timepiece than the fight itself.

Meanwhile, the action inside the Octagon continued. Sezinando tried to push forward with urgency, but Donchenko kept catching him with sharp counters. A clean takedown from Donchenko, followed by a crushing knee to the body drained Sezinando further. Still, the Brazilian refused to fold, charging in again – only to eat a brutal combination that ended with a fight-finishing right hand. The referee had no choice but to wave it off.

With the win, Donchenko improved to 12-2 as a pro, notching his seventh straight victory. Yet, despite his impressive showing, much of the buzz online wasn’t about his performance, it was about the doctor’s watch. Fans couldn’t stop debating it, asking the same question: Who shows up to a blood-soaked Octagon rocking an $80,000 Audemars Piguet?

Fans stunned as Noche UFC doctor sports watch worth fighter pay

Fans were quick to chime in once the doctor’s $80,000 Audemars Piguet caught the spotlight at Noche UFC. “I mean he makes 350k+, is this surprising?” one user pointed out, suggesting that people shouldn’t be shocked to see someone in that profession rocking luxury. Others echoed the sentiment, reminding fans that doctors have long been among the highest earners. “Doctors been getting bread, y’all should know this,” another wrote, while someone else simply added, “He’s a well-paid doctor, Jim!”

Still, not everyone let it slide without a laugh. One fan mocked the outrage with, “He’s a doctor, what should he wear, a Timex?” while another threw in a tongue-in-cheek jab with, “You see this watch? This watch cost more than your purse.” Even fighters got in on the banter, with one pointing out that the doctor was essentially “wearing two and a half fighter purses on his wrist.” The mix of praise, jokes, and sarcasm only fueled the buzz further, making the watch almost as talked about as the fight itself.

As for the action in the cage, Daniil Donchenko showed why he walked away the winner. Rodrigo Sezinando had his moments early, but once the cut opened up, Donchenko controlled the pace with sharp counters and punishing elbows. By the time the final combination landed, the result was clear, Daniil Donchenko’s rise continues with another statement win. But with all that said, the real question is: what stood out more, Donchenko’s dominant TKO or the doctor’s luxury timepiece at Noche UFC? What do you think?