UFC president Dana White announced the winners of the UFC 258 bonuses at the post-fight press conference.
Kamaru Usman, Anthony Hernandez, Julian Marquez and Polyana Viana cashed out at UFC 258, all winning $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses. There was no Fight of the Night awarded.
UFC 258 Performance of the Night: Kamaru Usman
Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman secured a third title defense by defeating number one contender and former training partner of seven years Gilbert Burns.
Usman was dropped by a monster right in the first round, but “The Nigerian Nightmare” re-gained momentum in the fight behind his trademark jab. He eventually finished Burns with a TKO in the second round of the main event.
With the victory, Usman surpassed Georges St-Pierre for the most consecutive victories in the UFC welterweight division.
UFC 258 Performance of the Night: Anthony Hernandez
Anthony Hernandez stunned the MMA world to close out the UFC 258 preliminary card, when he submitted four-time IBJJF BJJ world champion and seven-time BJJ world cup champion Rodolfo Vieira with a guillotine choke in the second round of a one-sided middleweight tilt.
UFC 258 Performance of the Night: Julian Marquez
Julian Marquez took home the reward for his submission of Maki Pitolo by way of anaconda choke in the third round of their middleweight match-up. “The Cuban Missile Crisis” graced the UFC octagon for the first time in 31 months, losing the first two rounds on all three judges’ scorecards before a hail mary finish with less than a minute left in the third round.
UFC 258 Performance of the Night: Polyana Viana
Polyana Viana earned a Performance of the Night bonus for her stoppage of Mallory Martin in their strawweight bout. Viana endured a slam after slipping Martin into a tight triangle choke, but Viana held on and managed to transition into an astounding armbar for the first-round finish.
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Record-setting champ Kamaru Usman tops UFC 258 bonuses
