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UFC Fight Night 239 Bonuses: Tybura, Chiasson, Filho, Amorim Receive $50K Checks​

UFC Fight Night 239 Bonuses: Tybura, Chiasson, Filho, Amorim Receive $50K Checks

Marcin Tybura earned some extra income for his first submission victory in nearly a decade.

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MarcinTybura earned some extra income for his first submissionvictory in nearly a decade.

The Polish heavyweight received a $50,000 “Performance of theNight” bonus for his submission of Tai Tuivasain the UFC Fight Night 239 headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas onSaturday night. Tuivasa landed some heavy strikes early, but oncethe fight hit the canvas it was all Tybura, as the M-1 Globalveteran unloaded with ground-and-pound before submitting his foewith a rear-naked choke at the 4:08 mark of Round 1. It wasTybura’s first submission triumph since November 2014.

Elsewhere, MacyChiasson garnered a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” checkfor her second submission win over PannieKianzad. “The Ultimate Fighter 28” winner threatened withmultiple submissions before eliciting a tap with a rear-naked choke— the same move she used to vanquish Kianzad at the “TUF 28” finale— 3:54 into round one of their featured bantamweight clash.

Meanwhile, Jafel Filhopocketed a $50,000 award by making short work of OdeOsbourne in a preliminary flyweight clash. Once the action hitthe canvas, the former Shooto champ took control, ultimatelysecuring a rear-naked choke victory 4:27 into the first frame.

Finally, former Legacy Fighting Alliance queen Jacqueline Amorimcaptured the evening’s final $50,000 “Performance of the Night”bonus by virtue of a first-round submission of CoryMcKenna in a strawweight contest. After a near stoppage fromreferee Mike Beltran temporarily halted Amorim’s progress, theAmerican Top Team product found another opening and forced heropponent to tap to an armbar at the 1:38 mark of the period.