(R-L) Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone kicks Melvin Guillard during their lightweight bout at UFC 150 inside Pepsi Center on August 11, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Nick Laham for UFC.com)
UFC president Dana White announced the “Fight Night” winners for Saturday nights UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar event, awarding $60,000 in bonuses for each award.
Walking away with a cool $120,000 was co-main event winner Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone for “Knockout of the Night” and “Fight of the Night” for his first round knockout win versus Melvin Guillard. Guillard also earned $60K for “Fight of the Night”, while prelim fighter Dennis Bermudez earned “Submission of the Night” for the only submission on the card.
White also announced an attendance of 15,008 fans into the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado for the August 11 event, bringing in a live gate of $650,000 for UFC 150.
Cerrone took home the two bonuses for his 76-second knockout finish of Guillard in their co-main event match. ‘The Young Assassin’ appeared to have ‘Cowboy’ on the ropes just seconds into the fight after being stunned and falling to the mat. Cerrone was able to get back up quickly and hold off the assault from Guillard, eventually landing a high left kick to his opponents temple wobbling him. Cerrone rushed in immediately and landed a straight right sending Guillard to the mat unconscious.
Bermudez headlined the preliminary card on FX, finishing opponent Tommy Hayden in the final seconds of the first round with a standing guillotine choke. Having survived a knee to the head from Hayden, Bermudez would land a straight kick to the body which would see Hayden shoot in for a takedown. As he did, Bermudez would catch him in the choke and force him back into the cage while applying the standing guillotine choke. The tap would come at 4:43 of the first round.