LAS VEGAS – Headliner Urijah Faber, Erik Koch, Cub Swanson and Mackens Semerzier each took home $10,000 post-fight bonus awards for their performances at WEC 52 on Thursday night.
Faber, a heavy favorite in his first fight at bantamweight after dropping down from featherweight, won the promotion’s Submission of the Night bonus for his first-round rear naked choke win over Takeya Mizugaki. Because of the angle, it was hard for referee Josh Rosenthal to check Mizugaki’s hand to see if he was out and he ultimately had to roll both fighters over to wave off the bout.