CUB SWANSON WITH THE WALK-OFF K.O. 💥
#UFCTampa pic.twitter.com/21HA1szYbt— ESPN MMA (@espnmma)
December 15, 2024
Cub
Swanson and Billy
Quarantillo put on a show for the folks in Tampa on Saturday
night.
As a result, the featherweight combatants took home “Fight of the
Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their co-main event clash at
UFC
Tampa. Both fighters had their moments in a back-and-forth
affair, but it was Swanson who put a lasting stamp on the bout when
he rendered Quarantillo unconscious with a right cross 1:36 into
Round 3.
Meanwhile, Dustin
Jacoby earned a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check for
his knockout of Vitor
Petrino in a featured light heavyweight affair. After a
measured opening 10 minutes, Jacoby found his desired opening in
the final frame, when he dropped his Brazilian foe with a right
cross and sealed his victory with a few follow-up shots at the 3:44
mark of the period.
Finally, Michael
Johnson captured the evening’s other $50,000 “Performance of
the Night” for an emphatic stoppage of Ottman
Azaitar in their preliminary lightweight showdown. After a
relatively uneventful opening period, Johnson got the best of a
wild exchange, knocking out Azaitar with a counter right hook and
follow-up ground strikes at the 2:03 mark of Round 2.