Charles Oliveira closed the show at UFC Fight Night 170 with a flourish, and his bank account is the primary beneficiary.
“Do Bronx” received a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check for his third-round submission of Kevin Lee in Saturday’s headliner at Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, Brasil. When Lee shot for a takedown in the third round, Oliveira trapped his man in a guillotine choke and forced a tapout 28 seconds into the period.
One fight earlier, Gilbert Burns garnered a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for a quick finish of Demian Maia in the evening’s welterweight co-main event.