UFC 273 Bonuses: Chimaev vs. Burns Easy Choice for ‘Fight of the Night’
When all is said and done, Khamzhat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns may have locked up “Fight of the Year.”
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Meanwhile, reigning featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski pocketed a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for a dominant performance against Chan Sung Jung in the evening’s main event. The City Kickboxing representative battered Jung all over the Octagon before a pair of right hands had “The Korean Zombie” essentially out on his feet for a technical knockout stoppage 45 seconds into Round 4.
Finally, veteran submission specialist Alexey Oleynik earned the card’s other $50,000 “Performance of the Night” award by virtue of a first-round tapout of Jared Vanderaa in a preliminary heavyweight affair. After surviving some early adversity, the 44-year-old Russian rallied to submit Vanderaa with a scarf hold at the 3:39 mark of the opening stanza.
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