‘TUF 21’ Finale Bonuses: Thompson, Usman, Masvidal, Samman Nab $50K
Stephen Thompson’s highlight-reel KO made him $50,000 richer. |
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After the mayhem that transpired on the main card at UFC 189 the night before, the athletes on "The Ultimate Fighter 21" finale had a tough act to follow.
While Sunday’s card didn’t live up to its predecessor, it still featured its share standout efforts, as Stephen Thompson, Kamaru Usman, Jorge Masvidal and Josh Samman each collected $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonuses.
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In the co-main event, Usman made his Blackzilian teammates proud by dominating American Top Team rival Hayder Hassan, eventually forcing him to tap out thanks to a crushing arm triangle. Usman secured the choke against the cage and squeezed his foe until he couldn’t escape, eliciting the tapout at the 1:19 mark of round two.
Meanwhile, Masvidal sprung to life quickly in his fight against Cezar Ferreira after a cautious start. An elbow and right hand dropped “Mutante” and there was no recovering. Masvidal pounded on him until the finish, which came when John McCarthy pulled him off 4:22 into the opening stanza.
Lastly, Samman had blood spit at him by Caio Magalhaes in a bitter post-fight exchange, as the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt was likely frustrated when Samman tapped him out with a rear-naked choke 2:52 into round one.
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