UFC Tampa Bonuses: Cub Swanson Wins 8th UFC Fight of the Night Award for Epic Billy Quarantillo Scrap

Cub Swanson knows a thing or two about pleasing a crowd.

After Saturday’s UFC Tampa event, Swanson and Billy Quarantillo both received $50,000 bonuses for a Fight of the Night winning bout in the co-headliner. The veteran featherweights battled back and forth for two rounds until Swanson landed the telling punch in the third to walk away with the victory.

This is the eighth Fight of the Night bonus for Swanson, and the second for Quarantillo.

They weren’t the only fighters who delivered in memorable fashion at Amalie Arena.

Tonight’s Performance of the Night bonuses went to Dustin Jacoby and Michael Johnson, who both scored knockouts in highlights.

Jacoby and opponent Vitor Petrino had fans booing their slow contest, but Jacoby left the cage to cheers after flattening Petrino with a one-punch knockout in Round 3. It was an important victory for Jacoby, who had only won one of his past five games.

Johnson scored an equally brutal knockout when he caught a charging Ottman Azaitar with a counter punch on the money. It was Johnson’s first knockout in over two years.

Both Jacoby and Johnson also received $50,000 for their finish.