TUF 19 Finale Bonus Awards

Following last night’s TUF 19 Finale event in Las Vegas the recipients of the evening’s $50,000 fighter bonus awards were announced.

Earning ‘Fight Of The Night’ honors was a closely fought preliminary card fight between Leonardo Issa and Jumabieke Tuerxun.

There was more good news for Issa though as he also claimed a further ‘Performance Of The Night’ bonus for his victory which came about by an excellent third round armbar submission, meaning he goes home with an extra $100,000 in his bank balance.

Finally, Adriano Martins scooped up the other ‘Performance Of The Night’ bonus for a particularly brutal right hook knockout finish that sent his opponent Juan Manuel Puig Carreon crashing face first to the canvas.

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