Sergey
Spivak was absolutely dominant in the
UFC Fight Night 218 headliner, and he was compensated
accordingly.
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Spivak received a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” payment for
his quick submission of Derrick
Lewis on Saturday night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. “The
Polar Bear” tossed his opponent to the canvas repeatedly before
locking in an arm-triangle choke to force the tapout 3:05 into the
opneing stanza of their heavyweight clash.
Meanwhile, Anshul
Jubli garnered a $50,000 “Peformance of the Night” award thanks
to a stoppage of Jeka
Asparido Saragih at lightweight. A barrage of punches and
elbows from top position led to a technical knockout victory for
Jubli at the 3:44 mark of the second stanza.
Rinya
Nakamura earned a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check
thanks to an emphatic knockout of Toshiomi
Kazama in a preliminary bantamweight affair. Nakamura floored
his foe with a counter left hand before sealing his victory with
one follow-up strike on the canvas just 33 seconds into Round
1.
Finally, flyweight prospect Tatsuro
Taira captured the card’s final $50,000 “Performance of the
Night” bonus by virtue of a submission victory over Jesus
Santos Aguilar in the evening’s opening bout. After escaping a
guillotine choke, Taira transitioned to a triangle armbar to force
a verbal submission 4:20 into the first frame.