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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - APRIL 09: Alexander Volkanovski of Australia celebrates after his victory over 'The Korean Zombie' Chan Sung Jung of South Korea in their UFC featherweight championship fight during the UFC 273 event at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on April 09, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - APRIL 09: Alexander Volkanovski of Australia celebrates after his victory over 'The Korean Zombie' Chan Sung Jung of South Korea in their UFC featherweight championship fight during the UFC 273 event at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on April 09, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

Alexander Volkanovski, Chimaev, Burns and More Earn Bonus Prize Money at UFC 273

Rob Goldberg
Apr 10, 2022

Alexander Volkanovski defended hisĀ featherweight title and earned an extra $50,000 bonus forĀ Performance of the Night at UFC 273, per MMA Fighting.

Volkanovski earned a fourth-round knockout overĀ Chan Sung Jung in the only stoppage among the five bouts on the main card. He improved to 24-1 in his career, including 11 straight wins in UFC.

Aleksei Oleinik won the other Performance of the Night bonus with his first-round submission ofĀ Jared Vanderaa.

The Fight of the Night bonus went toĀ Khamzat ChimaevĀ andĀ Gilbert Burns after their three-round battle:

Chimaev was the winner by unanimous decision, but both competitors left it all on the mat during a thrilling battle.

It was the 11th straight win forĀ Chimaev to begin his professional career, earning a bonus in each of his last five fights since joining UFC.

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