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

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

Elsewhere, Macy Chiasson garnered a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check for her second submission win over Pannie Kianzad. “The Ultimate Fighter 28” winner threatened with multiple 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 Filho pocketed a $50,000 award by making short work of Ode Osbourne in a preliminary flyweight clash. Once the action hit the canvas, the former Shooto champ took control, ultimately securing a rear-naked choke victory 4:27 into the first frame.

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

Reference: https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-Fight-Night-239-Bonuses-Tybura-Chiasson-Filho-Amorim-Receive-3650K-Checks-192991