UFC Fight Night 218 Bonuses: Spivak Gets $50K for Dominant Victory

Sergey Spivak was absolutely dominant in the UFC Fight Night 218 headliner, and he was compensated accordingly.

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.