UFC on ESPN 44 took place in Kansas City on Saturday night and handed out 5 $50K bonuses.
Edson Barboza used a knee strike to end the night for Billy Quarantillo in the first round and earn one of the $50K Performance Bonuses. Brandon Royval also closed the show in the first round with a KO of Matheus Nicolau in the very first round. Gillian Robertson earned the other $50K Performance bonuses with an armbar finish of Piera Rodriguez.
The Fight of the Night went to Bill Algeo and TJ Brown. The prelim fight earned the $50K bonus for both as Algeo submitted Brown in the 2nd round.
The announced attendance and gate per Dana White at the post fight press conference was16,234 for a gate of $2.18m.
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