Cub Swanson is aware of a factor or two about pleasing a crowd.
Following Saturday’s UFC Tampa occasion, Swanson and Billy Quarantillo each obtained $50,000 bonuses for a Battle of the Evening-winning bout within the co-headliner. The veteran featherweights battled back-and-forth for 2 rounds till Swanson landed the telling blow in the third to stroll out with the victory.
That is the eighth Battle of the Evening bonus for Swanson, and the second for Quarantillo.
They weren’t the one fighters to ship in memorable trend at Amalie Enviornment.
The night’s Efficiency of the Evening bonuses went to Dustin Jacoby and Michael Johnson, who each scored highlight-reel knockouts.
Jacoby and opponent Vitor Petrino had followers booing their slow-paced contest, however Jacoby left the cage to cheers after flattening Petrino with a one-punch knockout in Spherical 3. It was an necessary win for Jacoby, who had received simply considered one of his previous 5 fights.
Johnson scored an equally brutal knockout when he caught a charging Ottman Azaitar with a counter punch on the money. It was Johnson’s first knockout in over two years.
Each Jacoby and Johnson additionally obtained $50,000 for his or her finishes.
