TUF Nations Finale bonuses: Poirier, Corrasani earn 'Fight of the Night' awards

QUEBEC CITY – Dustin Poirier, Akira Corrasani, K.J. Noons and Ryan Jimmo each earned $50,000 bonuses for their performances at Wednesday’s TUF Nations Finale event.

Poirier and Corrasani earned “Fight of the Night” honors while Noons and Jimmo each won “Performance of the Night” bonuses.

UFC officials announced the winners at the night’s post-event news conference, which MMAjunkie attended.

The TUF Nations Finale took place at Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The main card aired on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Poirier (16-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) and Corassani (12-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) slugged it out through the first round of their main-card opener, and Corassani even appeared to have Poirier in big trouble and maybe even on the ropes. But in the second, Poirier quickly turned things on and poured on the punches until he got the stoppage win.

Noons (13-7 MMA, 2-1 UFC) starched Sam Stout (20-10-1 MMA, 9-9 UFC) to close out the preliminary card, putting the Canadian on the canvas with a vicious hook on the button. A few follow-up punches probably weren’t even necessary. When Stout tried to get up, he made a brief attempt at a guillotine choke on the referee before stumbling and falling backward, clearly more than rocked after just 30 seconds of fight time.

Jimmo (19-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) had to eat an illegal knee from Sean O’Connell (15-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC), but then made him pay for it. A big right hand from Jimmo and some punches right afterward earned him the night’s first stoppage win, and a flip off the cage soon after.

For complete coverage of the TUF Nations Finale, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(Pictured: Akira Corrasani and Dustin Poirier)