It’s pretty much a given any time he steps in the cage at this point, but Donald Cerrone picked up another $50,000.
“Cowboy” Cerrone (36-11 MMA, 23-8 UFC) was among the UFC on ESPN+ 9 bonus winners, which UFC officials revealed following Saturday’s event at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. He took “Fight of the Night” along with opponent Al Iaquinta (14-5-1 MMA, 9-4 UFC), who faced off in the night’s main event, with “Cowboy” taking home an impressive decision win.
The “Fight of the Night” honor is Cerrone’s 17th career fight-night bonus, extending his own promotional record.
Meanwhile, Walt Harris and Macy Chiasson each took home “Performance of the Night” awards.
Harris (13-7 MMA, 6-6 UFC) fought a previously undefeated newcomer in Sergey Spivak (9-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and picked up the quickest win of his UFC career, needing just 50 seconds to overwhelm his opponent with a barrage of punches and knees. “The Big Ticket” banked an extra $50,000 for his efforts.
“The Ultimate Fighter 28” winner Chiasson (5-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) was a massive favorite in her fight with Sarah Moras (5-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC), though it didn’t look that way to start. The scrappy Moras earned a takedown at the start of the fight, but Chiasson quickly made the necessary adjustments and unleashed a vicious barrage of ground-and-pound that nearly earned the win the opening round but ultimately did in the second, claiming an extra $50,000, as well.
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