The Ultimate Fighting Championship handed out $50,000 bonuses and two Fight of the Night awards following UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Chris Weidman, Frankie Edgar, Charles Oliveira, Cub Swanson and Dennis Siver earned the performance-based bonuses. The Knockout of the Night bonus went to the new UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman for his second round knockout of the previously untouchable Anderson Silva. Silva dropped his hands and urged Weidman to come forward. Weidman obliged him with a left hand. Silva acted like he was hurt and Weidman unleashed a combination as Silva tried to use head movement to avoid the punches. A left hook got through and Silva crashed to the canvas. Weidman rendered the former champion unconscious with a follow up right hand, leaving Silva wrestling with referee Herb Dean. Fight of the Night honors went to the co-main event fighters, former lightweight titleholder Frankie Edgar and Charles Oliveira and main card featherweights Cub Swanson and Dennis Siver.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 06:50:04 +0000
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