UFC 86 Fights of the Night
Pay Days began to balloon for a few fighters on Saturday night before they could even visit the bank. The UFC handed out three $60,000 bonuses to individual fighters for their performances during UFC 86. It may come as no shock that Forrest Griffin and Quinton Jackson each pocketed an extra $60K for the “fight of the night” for their epic light heavyweight battle.
In addition to Griffin, another Ultimate Fighter alum was also awarded a fight night bonus. The “knockout of the night” came courtesy of Melvin Guillard. The young assassin lived up to his nickname as he disposed of Dennis Siver with a furious flurry of punches just 36 seconds into the first round.
The final recipient of an extra check was Cole Miller who defeated Jorge Gurgel with a triangle choke to earn the “submission of the night”. Miller found himself lagging behind in the fight, but managed to lock in the triangle and had just enough time to submit Gurgel before the fight came to an end. Gurgel finally tapped with only twelve seconds remaining in the the third round, providing Miller and the audience with one of the more dramatic finishes of the night.
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