Bloody Elbow: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Pro Quality. Fan Perspective.
Around SBN: Interview With UMD Athletic Director, Dr. Debbie Yow

UFC 85 Post Fight Honors

The UFC has released the winners of the post fight bonuses for UFC 85.

Thiago Alves, Kevin Burns, Matt Wiman and Thiago Tavares received performance-based awards worth $50,000 each for their efforts Saturday at UFC 85: Bedlam in London.

As if upsetting future Hall of Famer Matt Hughes wasn't enough, Alves won the "Knockout of the Night" award for his flying knee that ended the night of the UFC's most dominant former welterweight champion.

The "Submission of the Night" went to UFC newcomer Kevin Burns, who stepped in as a little-known fighter out of the Midwest in place of the injured Ryo Chonan. Proving that mixed martial arts is more than just grappling, Burns, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt, tapped out Roan Carneiro, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, with a triangle choke.

Despite being on the undercard, Wiman and Tavares fought a technical ground battle before letting their hands fly for an incredible finish that saw Wiman leaving Tavares out cold courtesy of a right cross. The "Fight of the Night" was strong enough to air on the pay-per-view directly after the main event.

Not only did that knee end Hughes' night, it also ended the storied career of the most dominate welterweight fighter in the history of the UFC. Hughes will fight again, and in my opinion will deliver a beating to Matt Serra, but it wont be the Hughes we used to know.

 

 

Read My Blog

The FanPosts are solely the subjective opinions of Bloody Elbow readers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Bloody Elbow editors or staff.

0 recs  |  Comment 0 comments

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

"All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it." -- H.L. Mencken
Start posting on Bloody Elbow »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

U-faber_small
Junior Dos Santos and Ed Soares vs. The UFC: The Comic
Smal_small
Sonnen over Anderson? Not really (now with flowchart!)
Gsp123jv7_small
Breaking Down IGN’s First Look of UFC 2010: Undisputed…
Small
HKL on Kickboxing: Crash Course on Kazuyoshi Ishii Forming K-1
30p9_small
When is it time to retire?

Recent FanPosts

Small
Sonnen Ignores Statements Made by Soares
The-return_small
MMA Fashion Apparel Poll
Leonard_washingtonavatar_small
The Case for a Draw Ruling in Guillard vs. Torres
Phish_small
Fantasy Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal #1
Photo_on_2009-11-30_at_02
Figuring out the UFC WW title picture
Me_small
Exclusive Seth Petruzelli Interview
Small
Did Sonnen do enough to "beat the champ"???
Pridegp_2_small
Sonnen is a legitimate threat to Anderson

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >

MMA Rankings

USA Today / SB Nation Consensus MMA Rankings