Following an action packed night of fights from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, the UFC handed out its traditional “of the Night” bonuses worth $75,000 each for four UFC 140 combatants.
Taking home the “Submission of the Night” award was heavyweight Frank Mir. Despite being rocked by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mir recovered and applied a kimura that appeared to break the right arm of the Brazilian.
“Knockout of the Night” went to “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung for his seven-second TKO of Canadian Mark Hominick. The quick finish tied the official UFC record (however Duane Ludwig defeated Jonathan Goulet in just four seconds at Ultimate Fight Night 3).
The “Fight of the Night” honors went to the light heavyweight title tilt between champion Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida. Machida scored big shots in the opening round, but Jones responded in the second round, opening a massive cut on the forehand of the Brazilian. The champion then rocked Machida with a left hand and sunk in a fight-ending standing guillotine choke. By the time referee John McCarthy stepped in to stop the fight, Machida was unconscious and crashed to the ground face first.
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