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Ryan Spann put Marcus Almeida to sleep. | Getty/UFC
Ryan Spann seems to be acclimating nicely to the heavyweight division.
“Superman” earned a $100,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for his knockout of Marcus Almeida in a featured heavyweight bout at UFC Vegas 116 on Saturday night. Spann rendered his grappling-minded opponent unconscious with a two-punch combination at the 2:10 mark of Round 2, the second consecutive stoppage victory for the converted light heavyweight.
Meanwhile, Jackson McVey garnered the evening’s other $100,000 “Performance of the Night” award by securing the card’s only other finish. McVey put opponent Sedriques Dumas on the defensive with some heavy punches on the feet, powered into top position and eventually created an opening for a brabo choke — bringing an end to the middleweight bout 2:14 into the opening stanza.
Getting Better with Age
Finally, Davey Grant and Adrian Luna Martinetti received “Fight of the Night” honors and $100,000 apiece for their featured bantamweight scrap. The combatants combined to land 261 significant strikes in a three-round slugfest, but the 40-year-old Grant landed with more volume to earn a unanimous decision triumph.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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