UFC 258 Bonuses: Usman, Marquez, Hernandez, Viana Receive $50K Awards
Four “Performance of the Night” awards were handed out following UFC 258 on Saturday night.
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Earlier on the main card, Julian Marquez pocketed $50,000 for a come-from-behind victory against Maki Pitolo in a featured middleweight affair. “The Cuban Missile Crisis” struggled defending his opponent’s wrestling for two rounds befoe rallying to submit Pitolo with an anaconda choke at the 4:17 mark of Round 3.
Elsewhere, Anthony Hernandez garnered $50,000 for a shocking submission of former Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist Rodolfo Vieira in a preliminary middleweight contest. Hernandez survived Vieira’s initial onslaught in the first round and when his adversary fatigued, blasted his opponent with offense on the feet before securing a guillotine choke on the gassed Brazilian 1:53 into Round 2.
Finally, Polyana Viana captured the card’s fourth $50,000 performance bonus thanks to a swift tapout of Mallory Martin in a preliminary strawweight matchup. Viana was taken down early but was able to secure a triangle choke from her back. After punishing Martin with elbows from that position, Viana transitioned to a fight-ending armbar 3:18 into the first period.
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