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The action delivered in waves last night (Sat., Jan 25, 2020) at UFC Fight Night 166 live on ESPN+ from inside PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, as Curtis Blaydes capped off the action with a second-round TKO finish over former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos.
In addition to the main event finish by “Razor,” Michael Chiesa blanketed former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos to capture his third-straight win at 170 pounds, flyweight contender Alex Perez scored an impressive first-round submission win over talented veteran Jordan Espinosa, Angela “Overkill” Hill stepped up on short notice yet again to take out women’s strawweight Hannah Cifers via second-round TKO, light heavyweight newcomer Jamahal Hill looked smooth on the feet in his decision win over Darko Stosic, bantamweight veteran Brett Johns returned to the win column after choking out promising prospect Tony Gravely, and Octagon newcomer Herbert Burns, brother of Gilbert Burns, stunned the North Carolina fans with a first-round knockout stoppage over former M-1 Global featherweight champion Nate Landwehr.
In order to sift through the action and see which fighters took home an extra $50,000, we take a closer look at the official UFC Raleigh bonus winners below:
Fight of the Night: Brett Johns vs. Tony Gravely
Performance of the Night: Alex Perez
Performance of the Night: Herbert Burns
For complete UFC Raleigh results and coverage click here.