UFC On ESPN 8 Bonuses! Song, Vera Earn FOTN For Slugfest
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The final event of UFC’s three-card week went down in epic fashion last night (Sat., May 16, 2020) at UFC on ESPN 8 live on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., as Alistair Overeem withstood Walt Harris’ best to earn a second-round TKO finish. The man event highlights can be seen HERE.
Fight fans also got to see welterweight newcomer Miguel Baeza earn a vicious knockout finish over returning veteran Matt Brown, Song Yadong edge out Marlon Vera in a clash of featherweight brawlers, and women’s veteran Cortney Casey move back up to flyweight to finish Mara Romero Borella via first-round armbar.
In order to sift through the action and see which fighters took home an extra $50,000, we take a closer look at the official UFC on ESPN 8 bonus winners below:
Fight of the Night: Song Yadong vs. Marlon Vera
Performance of the Night: Miguel Baeza
Performance of the Night: Cortney Casey
For complete UFC on ESPN 8 results and coverage click here.
https://www.mmamania.com/2020/5/17/21261128/official-ufc-on-espn-8-bonus-winners-results-overeem-harris-mma-jacksonville-baeza-casey-vera-song