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UFC on FOX 20 Fighter Bonuses: Felice Herrig Scores Big with Quick Submission

UFC on FOX 20 Fighter Bonuses: Felice Herrig Scores Big with Quick Submission

The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its annual trek to Chicago on Saturday for UFC on FOX 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko.

While the main event was a competitive, technical battle between two high-level strikers, Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko, neither captured one of the $50,000 post-fight bonuses.

Those honors went to Felice Herrig, Eddie Wineland, Jason Knight and Jim Alers.

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Herrig opened the FOX main card with a submission of Kailin Curran via rear-naked choke inside of the first two minutes of their fight, earning one of two Performance of the Night awards.

The other Performance of the Night honor went to Eddie Wineland, who scored a third-round technical knockout of Frankie Saenz in their preliminary bout headliner.

Jason Knight and Jim Alers fought to a split-decision that favored Knight, but earned them the Fight of the Night award. Each man secured a $50,000 bonus for his efforts.

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