In a headliner that was too close to call, both Dominick Cruz and T.J. Dillashaw emerged $50,000 richer for their efforts.
Elsewhere, Ed Herman made a resounding debut at light heavyweight, garnering a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for a second-round knockout of Tim Boetsch. After getting rocked by an overhand right in round one, “Short Fuse” dropped his opponent with a knee in the clinch in the second frame before sealing the victory with a few follow-up blows at the 1:39 mark.
Finally, Luke Sanders captured the evening’s other $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check by submitting Maximo Blanco in a preliminary featherweight affair. The end came when the unbeaten Sanders floored Blanco with a left hook, moved to his foe’s back and secured the rear-naked choke 3:38 into the initial stanza.