UFC Fight Night 212 Bonuses: Martinez, Todorovic, Wright, Taira Receive $50K

Jonathan Martinez received a little extra compensation for his wicked striking display in the UFC Fight Night 212 co-headliner.

The Factory X standout garnered a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for his second-round technical knockout victory over Cub Swanson in the bantamweight bout on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Martinez battered Swanson with kicks to the body, knees and elbows, but it was a series of vicious leg kicks that led to stoppage at the 4:19 mark of Round 2. It was the 14th stoppage stemming from leg kicks in promotion history.

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Meanwhile, Dusko Todorovic and Jordan Wright earned “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their back-and-forth middleweight scrap. Wright controlled the action in Round 1 with takedowns, submission defense and ground-and-pound, but momentum shifted considerably in the second stanza, when Todorovic swarmed his fatigued foe, powered into mount and finished the fight with elbows and punches from above at the 3:12 mark.

Finally, Japanese prospect Tatsuro Taira took home the card’s other $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check thanks to a submission of C.J. Vergara on the preliminary card. Taira grounded his foe early in Round 2 and spent much of the period threatening with a rear-naked choke before transitioning to an armbar to elicit a tapout at the 4:19 mark.