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UFC Portland Bonuses: Moreno, Marquardt Bank $50,000

UFC Fight Night 96 emanated from the Moda Center in Portland, OR tonight (October 1, 2016). The top two fights on the bill saw the fighter unable to make weight leave victorious. John Lineker escaped his thrilling five-round barnburner with John Dodson with a split decision victory. Meanwhile, the co-main event saw Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira

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UFC Fight Night 96 emanated from the Moda Center in Portland, OR tonight (October 1, 2016). The top two fights on the bill saw the fighter unable to make weight leave victorious. John Lineker escaped his thrilling five-round barnburner with John Dodson with a split decision victory. Meanwhile, the co-main event saw Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira hurt former Bellator champion Will Brooks’ ribs in the first round before finishing him off in the third with ground and pound.

Neither Brazilian would take home a post-fight bonus, however.

No Fight of the Night was recognized. Instead, four Performance of the Night bonuses were doled out.

Curtis ‘Razor’ Blaydes took home an extra $50,000 for his second round ground and pound finish of Cody East. The two heavyweights engaged in a high-volume slugfest for the better part of two rounds, with each rocking the other on the feet. It was Blaydes’ wrestling that made the difference, as he was able to repeatedly ground and punish the Jackson-Wink representative.

Elsewhere on the undercard, Nate ‘The Great’ Marquardt continued to stave off retirement talk with yet another improbable finish, this time of Tamden McCrory. Marquardt had success with his wrestling, but ‘The Barn Cat’ was able to keep him off-balance on the mat with his aggressive submission attack. After a referee restart in the second round, Marquardt found a home for a right hand that put McCrory on wobbly legs. Marquardt patiently walked McCrory down before landing a head kick that sent Binghamton, NY native crashing to the canvas. It was a much-needed victory for Marquardt, who had lost six of eight coming into the fight. He took home an extra 50 grand for his efforts.

It was a much-needed victory for Marquardt, who had lost six of eight coming into the fight. He took home an extra 50 grand for his efforts.

Brazilian Muay Thai black belt Luis Henrique da Silva pocketed another $50,000 bonus for his own second-round finish of Joachim Christensen. It was not his striking that got the job done, though. ‘Frankenstein’ did have success on the feet, but he would ultimately take Christensen’s back in a scramble before transitioning to the fight-ending armbar.

Finally, the main card kicked off with an impressive victory from the biggest underdog on the card. Brandon ‘Assassin Baby’ Moreno, fresh off defeat on the still-ongoing season of The Ultimate Fighter, battled #9 ranked Louis Smolka. Moreno tapped the highly favored Hawaiian with a high-elbow guillotine in the very first round. In doing so, he garnered new fans, their admiration, and an extra $50,000.

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Twitter Reacts To Lineker Vs. Dodson Barnburner

UFC Portland popped off from the Moda Center in Oregon’s largest city tonight (October 1, 2016). The main event pit former flyweight knockout artists who have since climbed the scale up to bantamweight, John Dodson and John Lineker. The Brazilian, who had well-documented troubles making the 125-pound limit at flyweight, did not leave his troubles with

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UFC Portland popped off from the Moda Center in Oregon’s largest city tonight (October 1, 2016). The main event pit former flyweight knockout artists who have since climbed the scale up to bantamweight, John Dodson and John Lineker. The Brazilian, who had well-documented troubles making the 125-pound limit at flyweight, did not leave his troubles with the scale behind. Lineker once again failed to make weight.

The two diminutive punchers went at it for the full five rounds, bashing each other with hard shots all the while. The crowd became restless with Dodson’s movement and reluctance to engage at times, but he remained effective with his offense nonetheless. ‘The Magician’ was particularly effective with his kicks, catching ‘Hands of Stone’ flush to head more than once. But Lineker continued to press forward and land thudding punches to the head and body. The Brazilian escaped with a split decision victory, but many fans were split on who they thought the victor was.

The co-headliner saw former Bellator champion ‘Ill’ Will Brooks in his sophomore UFC effort take on Alex Oliveira. The Brazilian ‘Cowboy’ also had serious trouble finishing his weight cut, actually coming in 5.5 pounds above the non-title lightweight limit of 156.

The size difference was evident from the get-go, and Oliveira made it work to his advantage. He had success in the clinch with his size and strength advantages and hurt Brooks’ rib with a knee. The injury worsened as the fight wore on, and by the third round, Brooks was grimacing in every position. ‘Cowboy’ pounded out the obviously compromised Brooks, and then taunted him by doing a crotch chop and a chin flip. An incensed Brooks staggered to his feet to pursue Oliveira and threw his mouthpiece at him when referee Herb Dean held him back. Brooks then collapsed back to the canvas in agony, the momentum he carried over from Bellator at an abrupt end.

The main card kicked off with The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 24 contestant Brandon Moreno taking on the biggest favorite on the card, Louis Smolka. ‘Assassin Baby’ snatched a first-round high-elbow guillotine choke for the biggest win of his career. Moreno was making a short-notice debut for the injured Sergio Pettis. After losing his fight on the show, Moreno no longer has to worry about sticking around the big show.

Check out MMA Twitter’s reaction to these exciting scraps below:

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