Dana White has unveiled the winners for the TUF China Finale performance bonuses via his Twitter page.
Fight of the Night goes to Yui Chul Nam vs. Kazuki Tokudome, who scrapped it out atop the Fight Pass preliminary card. Heavyweight Matt Mitrione was recognized for his ruthless TKO of Shawn Jordan on the main card, which unfolded with a speed and level of brutality that hearkens back to Phil Baroni paddle-balling Dave Menne’s head at UFC 39.
Unsurprisingly, main-eventer Dong Hyun Kim joins Mitrione in receiving a performance bonus for his jaw-dropping knockout of John Hathaway in the event’s centerpiece. With uncanny timing, “Stun Gun” ducked underneath an incoming step-in elbow from Hathaway and detonated a picture-perfect spinning back elbow on his face, instantly crumpling the English fighter to the canvas.
Yui Chul Nam, Kazuki Tokudome, Matt Mitrione and Dong Hyun Kim will all receive a cool $50,000 for their exemplary efforts.