Da’Mon Blackshear gets the third twister
submission in UFC history 🤯
#UFCVegas78 pic.twitter.com/XGt0lN46X6— ESPN MMA (@espnmma)
August 12, 2023
Da’Mon
Blackshear scored himself a piece of history at
UFC on ESPN 51, and he was compensated accordingly for his
work.
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Blackshear was an easy choice to receive a $50,000 “Performance of
the Night” bonus, as he utilized the rarely-seen twister to submit
Jose
Johnson 3:47 into the opening round of their preliminary
bantamweight clash. Blackshear is just the third person in
promotion history to finish a fight with that maneuver.
Meanwhile, Khalil
Rountree pocketed an additional $50,000 for his first-round
technical knockout victory against Chris
Daukaus in a featured light heavyweight affair. A powerful
straight left dropped Daukaus, and Rountree sealed his triumph with
a couple follow-up strikes on the mat at the 2:40 mark of Round
1.
Strawweight prospect Isamin Lucindo garnered a $50,000 “Performance
of the Night” award by virtue of her submission win against
Polyana
Viana. After a closely-contested opening stanza, Lucindo landed
a takedown and eventually framed an arm-triangle choke to elicit a
tapout 3:42 into Round 2.
Finally, Marcus
McGhee took home a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check
thanks to a quick victory over J.P. Buys in
the evening’s featured bantamweight prelim. McGhee landed a counter
right hook that sent Buys falling forward, ending the contest 2:19
into the opening period.