So obvious was the winner of “Fight of the Night” at UFC 273 that UFC President Dana White didn’t even have to mention their names – and added anyone that didn’t know didn’t deserve to be there.
The welterweight fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns blew the roof off at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., and earned both fighters $50,000 for the bloody slugfest.
A total of four bonuses were handed out on Saturday after the 12-fight card, which aired on ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN and ESPN+.
The bonuses for “Performance of the Night”, which went to the finishers included Alexander Volkanovski (headliner and UFC featherweight champion), who was forced to intervene in the fourth round in an uncontested beating of Chan Sung Jung. The champ picked up an additional $50,000 along with ageless wonder Aleksei Oleinik, who picked up his 60th career win at 44 with a first-round submission of Jared Vanderaa.
*Chimaev received his fifth bonus for as many octagon bouts. This is an amazing mark. Burns earned his fifth. Volkanovski received his third bonus for performance, while Oleinik got his sixth.
Additionally, the winners of the Crypto.com fan-voted bonus were announced early Sunday morning; Chimaev and Volkanovski earned double bonuses for their work.
Fan Bonus of the Night Winners:
1) Khamzat Chimaev ($30,000 in Bitcoin)
2) Alexander Volkanovski ($20,000 in Bitcoin)
3) Petr Yan ($10,000 in Bitcoin)— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) April 10, 2022
