UFC on ESPN 60 Bonuses: Hyder Amil Blitzes Way to Extra $50,000 Check

Hyder Amil ’s furious offensive onslaught paid off handsomely at UFC on ESPN 60 .

The El Nino Training Center export earned a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for overwhelming Jeong Yeong Lee in a featured featherweight contest at the UFC Apex on Saturday night. Amil managed to land a total of 42 significant strikes en route to a stoppage victory just 65 seconds into the opening stanza. It was one of four performance bonuses handed out by the promotion after the event.

Elsewhere, Virna Jandiroba garnered a $50,000 check for her victory over former title challenger Amanda Lemos in the evening’s strawweight headliner. Jandiroba outgrappled her opponent throughout the fight before eliciting a tap with an armbar at the 4:48 mark of Round 2.

Meanwhile, Steve Garcia took home an additional $50,000 by adding Seung Woo Choi to his list of recent victims in the featherweight co-main event. “Mean Machine” stopped his foe at the 1:36 mark of Round 1 to secure his fourth straight UFC victory via knockout or technical knockout.

Finally, Bruno Silva received the evening’s final $50,000 bonus by rallying past Cody Durden in their flyweight encounter. After struggling in the opening frame, the Brazilian turned up the heat in Round 2, dropping his foe with an uppercut and sealing his victory with a salvo of ground-and-pound at the 2:58 mark of the period.