Jake Ellenberger, T.J. Waldburger, Lance Benoist, Matt Riddle each earned $55,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Saturday's UFC Fight Night 25 event.
Ellenberger earned the night's "Knockout of the Night" award, Waldburger picked up the "Submission of the Night" bonus, and Benoist and Riddle took home "Fight of the Night" honors.
MMAjunkie.com(www.mmajunkie.com) learned of the bonus winners and award amounts at UFC Fight Night 25's post-fight press conference.
UFC Fight Night 25 took place at New Orleans' Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The night's main card aired on Spike TV while the prelims streamed on Facebook.
Ellenberger received his award for a quick, 53-second TKO destruction of Jake Shields in the night's main event. Ellenberger unloaded a knee to the body and one to the head before a series of follow-up punches forced the referee's intervention.
Waldburger used a slick transition to submit promotional newcomer Mike Stumpf on the night's preliminary card. Although he looked to secure a tight armbar, Stumpf freed himself, and Waldburger then smoothly transitioned to a triangle choke to force the first-round tap-out.
Newcomer Benoist and Riddle also competed on the prelims in a competitive fight. Riddle rallied strong in the third round, but Benoist had built a lead and earned the judges' nod via 29-28 scores across the board
Monday, September 19, 2011
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