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There was no “Fight of the Night” was awarded at UFC Vegas 88, but finishers on Saturday’s fight card each picked up an extra $ 50,000.

The promotion announced four bonus winners after the ESPN+ card at UFC APEX, with each earning “Performance of the Night” bumps for leaving judges out of the equation.

Included on the list of bonus-winners:

• Marcin Tybura: The UFC Vegas 88 headliner made quick work of Tai Tuivasa, rebounding from an early cut to submit the Aussie via rear-naked choke in the first round. It was his fourth UFC bonus.
• Macy Chiasson: The winner of The Ultimate Fighter 28 picked up her second rear-naked choke win over Pannie Kanziad and her second UFC bonus in a bantamweight contest.
• Jafel Filho: The Contender Series signee now owns his first UFC winning streak after tapping Ode Osbourne with a rear-naked choke in their prelim bout.
• Jaqueline Amorim: The women’s strawweight made quick work of Cory McKenna, tapping the Welsh fighter with a brutal armbar in the first round.

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Following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 88 fights, the big winners fielded questions from the media during the post-fight press conference.  

Marcin Tybura choked out Tai Tuivasa in the fight card’s main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.  After taking some damage on his feet, Tybura took Tuivasa down.  On the ground, he took Tuivasa’s back and choked him unconscious with a rear-naked choke in the opening round.

UFC Vegas 88 Post-Fight Press Conference 

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With UFC Vegas 88 a wrap after an exciting night (Sat., Mar. 16, 2024) of fights on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, fight fans can now check out the post-fight press conference video above for all the best reaction and official bonus winners.

On a night that featured a main event clash between heavyweight veterans Tai Tuivasa and Marcin Tybura, a co-headliner pitting former Ultimate Fighter winner Bryan Battle against surging welterweight fighter Ange Loosa, and a collection rising young prospects, there will be a lot to discuss now that the action has concluded.

The post-fight presser is scheduled to go LIVE around 10:00 p.m. ET. It will feature the biggest winners and losers from the card.

For complete UFC Vegas 88 results, coverage, and highlights, click HERE.

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Marcin Tybura bounced back from his most recent loss in a big way.

Facing Tai Tuivasa in Saturday’s UFC Vegas 88 main event, “Tybur” went to his grappling to nullify the hard-hitting Australian and despite Tuivasa showing some impressive resilience, he couldn’t stop Tybura from working his way towards a fight-ending rear-naked choke near the end of Round 1. It was the third win in four fights for Tybura, while Tuivasa has now slumped to the tune of four straight losses.

It wasn’t surprising to see Tybura go to his wrestling and submission skills to deal with Tuivasa, who has picked up all but one of his 14 pro wins by way of knockout. Fellow Aussie Megan Anderson took to Twitter to lament Tuivasa’s lacking grappling defense and praise Tybura for his tactics: “Tybura with the smart gameplan – take it to the ground and it was just a matter of time.”

See more of the pros’ social media reactions to UFC Vegas 88 below.

Marcin Tybura chokes out a slumping Tai Tuivasa

Bryan Battle and Ange Loosa get heated after eye poke leads to no-contest

Christian Rodriguez ekes out win over Isaac Dulgarian

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Marcin Tybura and Tai Tuivasa delivered a short, but entertaining main event at UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday night.

Stepping into the Octagon looking to climb back into the win column, Tybura faced some early adversity as Tuivasa let his hands go from the get-go. Already bleeding from a well-placed elbow, the Polish powerhouse was determined to close the distance and put his ground game to work. Tybura did exactly that, backing Tuivasa to the cage wall and eventually taking down the big man.

Once on the mat, it was just a matter of time before Tybura would sink in a choke. With less than a minute to go, Tybura cinched his arm under the chin of Tuivasa and squeezed, forcing tap out with 52 seconds left in the opening round.

Official Result: Marcin Tybura def. Tai Tuivasa via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:08 of Round 1.

Check Out Highlights From Marcin Tybura vs. Tai Tuivasa at UFC Vegas 88:

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