The Octagon returned to Texas for tonight’s UFC Houston occasion, and 4 fighters wound up taking residence efficiency bonuses.
The struggle card was headlined by a key middleweight matchup that includes former division champion Sean Strickland taking over Anthony Hernandez. The bout proved to be a return to glory for the promotion’s former middleweight champ in Sean Strickland. The 34-year-old was capable of make the most of his snapping left jab to overwhelm and frustrate Hernandez all through the opening two rounds. Then, in spherical three, Strickland landed a crushing knee to the physique that clearly harm ‘Fluffy’. Smelling blood, Sean rushed in with a flurry of punches that resulted in Anthony taking place and the eventual referee stoppage (see that right here). It was a tremendous exhibiting and after the victory Stickland proceeded to callout present 185lbs title holder Khamzat Chimaev.
UFC Houston was co-headlined by a welterweight contest between Geoff Neal and Uros Medic. The bout resulted in a spectacular first-round knockout victory for Medic. ‘The Physician’ floored Neal with a phenomenal left hook that spelled an instantaneous finish to the competition.
Following the conclusion of tonight’s occasion, UFC officers introduced on the post-fight press convention that 4 fighters can be taking residence efficiency bonuses.
Efficiency of the night time: Sean Strickland picked up an additional $100k for his sensational third-round TKO victory over Anthony Hernandez in tonight’s UFC Houston essential occasion. The previous champ stopped ‘Fluffy’ within the third-round with a nasty knee to the physique adopted by a flurry of punches.
Efficiency of the night time: Jacobe Smith took residence an additional $100k for his first-round knockout victory over Josiah Harrell (see that right here).
Efficiency of the night time: Melquizael Costa earned an additional $100k for his first-round TKO victory over Dan Ige. Costa dropped Ige with a spectacular spinning again kick to the face after which completed him with punches on the bottom (see that right here).
Efficiency of the night time: Uros Medic pocketed an additional $100k for his sensational one-punch knockout victory over Geoff Neal on this night’s co-headliner (see that right here).
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