UFC 314 Bonuses: Volkanovski, Lopes Get $50K for 'Fight of the Night'

Alexander Volkanovski’s second coronation as UFC featherweight champion didn’t come without a couple of scares along the way.

Volkanovski and Diego Lopes received “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their spirited duel in the UFC 314 headliner at the Kaseya Center in Miami on Saturday night. While Lopes dropped his opponent in Round 2 and had him reeling in the fourth frame, Volkanovski landed with superior volume throughout to claim a unanimous decision triumph.

Elsewhere, Paddy Pimblett garnered a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check for a dominant victory against Michael Chandler in the evening’s lightweight co-main event. The former Cage Warriors champ put his adversary on the defensive with a leaping knee that busted Chandler open before sealing his victory with ground-and-pound to force the stoppage at the 3:07 mark of Round 3.

Finally, surging featherweight contender Jean Silva secured the evening’s other $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for his tapout of Bryce Mitchell in a featured clash. The Brazilian denied the majority of his foe’s takedown attempts before eventually trapping “Thug Nasty” in a ninja choke for a submission triumph 3:52 into the second period.