UFC 130 Payouts See Travis Browne Win KO Of The Night, Who Else Joined Him In Receiving Fight Bonuses?
As has become tradition with every UFC event, the fight bonuses have been handed out and the least surprising one given was to Travis Browne for his superman punch knockout of Stefan Struve in their heavyweight tilt.
That was certainly the move that will define this event. In case you missed it, Struve was attempting to land a kick on Browne, who dodged that move by moving back slightly. Then, he jumped forward and landed a beautifully executed punch that caught Struve right on the butt of the jaw. Struve went down in a heap and the rest, as they say, is history.
Here are all the winners of the $70,000 fight night bonuses (via MMAFighting.com):
Travis Browne, Gleison Tibau, Brian Stann and Jorge Santiago each earned $70,000 “Fight Night” bonuses for their performances at Saturday’s “UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill” event.
Browne earned the night’s “Knockout of the Night” award, Tibau picked up the “Submission of the Night” bonus, and Stann and Santiago took home “Fight of the Night” honors.
Tibau submitted the returning Rafaello Olivera in the second round of their fight. It aired on the Facebook preliminary card. Tibau got control of Olivera’s back late in the round and was able to sneak his arm under Olivera’s chin to get him to tap.
Stann and Santiago had a hell of a fight. They traded punches for nearly 10 minutes before Stann connected with a right that caught Santiago right on the side of his head. That was it for Santiago, but he will feel a little bit better today with an extra $70,000 in his pocket.