UFC 308 bonuses: Khamzat Chimaev, Ilia Topuria lead list of 5 award winners [Video]

Khamzat Chimaev and Ilia Topuria were both rewarded handsomely for pulling off nigh-impossible feats.

The two headlining bouts of UFC 308 on Saturday produced two of the most shocking finishes in recent memory, with Chimaev submitting Robert Whittaker with a brutal, jaw-breaking submission, and Topuria successfully defending his title in the main event with a third-round knockout of the legendary Max Holloway.

Both fighters were awarded with $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses, UFC CEO Dana White announced at the post-fight press conference.

Chimaev became just the second fighter ever to submit Whittaker and the first since October 2011, before Whittaker was even in the UFC. As for Topuria, he became the first fighter to score a knockout victory over Holloway, a former UFC champion and a veteran of 34 pro bouts.

UFC 308 was an action-packed night and White’s team saw fit to hand out an extra Performance of the Night bonus, …