In addition to a chance at the belt, victory earns McGregor R$131 in bonuses

C. McGregor (right) was awarded for his victory over D. Siver (left). Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

conor mcgregor There are plenty of reasons to celebrate. In the early hours of this Monday (19), the Irishman beat Dennis Siver in the main fight of UFC Fight Night 59 and secured himself as the next challenger for the featherweight belt, against the Brazilian José Aldo. Furthermore, the superb performance against Siver earned McGregor an extra bonus, for one of the “Performances of the night”, worth US$ 50 thousand (around R$ 131 thousand, at the current price).

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In addition to McGregor, former welterweight Lorenz Larkin also received another bonus for his performance. In his debut in the lightweight category, Larkin defeated, interrupting a negative streak that had already lasted three fights and undisputedly defeating John Howard. For this reason, “The Monsoon”, as he is known, also took home US$50.

The other two athletes awarded prizes at UFC Fight Night 59, in Boston (USA), were Matt Van Buren and Sean O'Connell. The athletes took part in only the second fight of the night and, after Van Buren started the duel better and came close to getting a final point in the confrontation, the TUF 19 veteran ended up surprised and was the victim of an incredible turnaround by O'Connell , who got the better of him by knocking out his opponent standing up.

Check out the UFC FN 59 results below:

MAIN CARD

Conor McGregor beat Dennis Siver via TKO in R2;

Donald Cerrone won Ben henderson by unanimous decision of the judges (29 x 28, 29 x 28 and 29 x 28);

Uriah Hall beat Ron Stallings via TKO (medical stoppage) in R1;

Gleison Tibau beat Norman Parke by split decision from the judges (29 x 28, 28 x 29 and 29 x 28).

PRELIMINARY CARD

Cathal Pendred beat Sean Spencer by unanimous decision (30 x 27, 30 x 27 and 29 x 28);

Lorenz Larkin beat John Howard via TKO in R1;

Chris Wade beat Zhang Lipeng by unanimous decision of the judges (30 x 26, 30 x 26 and 30 x 26);

Patrick Holohan defeated Shane Howell by unanimous decision (30 x 27, 30 x 27 and 30 x 27);

Johnny Case defeated Frankie Perez via TKO in R3;

Charles Rosa finished Sean Soriano with a D'arce Choke on the R3;

Sean O'Connell defeated Matt Van Buren via TKO in R3;

Joby Sanchez defeated Tateki Matsuda by split decision (29 x 28, 28 x 29 and 30 x 27).