UFC Tampa Bonuses: Swanson, Quarantillo Earn 'Fight of the Night' Honors

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Cub Swanson and Billy Quarantillo put on a show for the folks in Tampa on Saturday night.

As a result, the featherweight combatants took home “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their co-main event clash at UFC Tampa. Both fighters had their moments in a back-and-forth affair, but it was Swanson who put a lasting stamp on the bout when he rendered Quarantillo unconscious with a right cross 1:36 into Round 3.

Meanwhile, Dustin Jacoby earned a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check for his knockout of Vitor Petrino in a featured light heavyweight affair. After a measured opening 10 minutes, Jacoby found his desired opening in the final frame, when he dropped his Brazilian foe with a right cross and sealed his victory with a few follow-up shots at the 3:44 mark of the period.

Finally, Michael Johnson captured the evening’s other $50,000 “Performance of the Night” for an emphatic stoppage of Ottman Azaitar in their preliminary lightweight showdown. After a relatively uneventful opening period, Johnson got the best of a wild exchange, knocking out Azaitar with a counter right hook and follow-up ground strikes at the 2:03 mark of Round 2.