UFC Fight Night 57 post-fight bonuses: Four fighters take home extra $50k

 

UFC Fight Night 57 is in the books, and it featured some great fights and finishes.

In the main event, Frankie Edgar put an absolute domination on Cub Swanson for almost five rounds until he picked up the latest victory ever inside the Octagon, with four seconds remaining in the five-round fight.  Co-headlining the event, Edson Barboza put a beating on Bobby Green, taking him to a 30-27 unanimous decision.  Also featured on the card, Chico Camus defeated Brad Pickett in a controversial decision, Oleksiy Oliynyk knocked out Jared Rosholt and Joseph Benavidez extended his winning streak to two in a row with a win over Dustin Ortiz.

UFC Fight Night 57 post-fight bonuses: Four fighters take home extra $50k

Like always, UFC officials gave out four post-fight $50,000 bonus awards; two for ‘Fight of the Night’ and two for ‘Performance of tt:he Night’.

Fight of the Night: Paige VanZant vs. Kaili Curran

Performance of the Night: Frankie Edgar

Performance of the Night: Oleksiy Oliynyk

 

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Nick Baldwin
Nick Baldwinhttps://MMASucka.com
Nick Baldwin is a 17-year-old mixed martial arts writer. He has covered mixed martial arts since January 2014. The Winnipeg, Man., native is also a co-host of The MMA Circus. Follow him on Twitter @NickBaldwinMMA.

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