Ryan
Spann, Dan Ige,
Davey
Grant and Matthew
Semelsberger all received $50,000 “Performance of the Night”
bonuses for their work at
UFC Fight Night 187.
Spann rebounded from a September loss to Johnny
Walker in the evening’s co-main event, as he defeated Misha
Cirkunov via technical knockout 1:11 into the first round of
their light heavyweight bout. The former Legacy Fighting Alliance
champ dropped Cirkunov with a right hand and continued the assault
with a barrage of punches to force the stoppage shortly after the
contest began.
Meanwhile, Ige needed just one punch to dispatch short-notice foe
Gavin
Tucker in a featured 145-pound affair. The Dana White’s
Contender Series alum wiped his foe out with a straight right hand
in just 22 seconds for his seventh win in his last eight
appearances.
Earlier, Grant earned some extra cash for his second consecutive
KO, a Round 2 stoppage of Jonathan
Martinez at bantamweight. “The Ultimate Fighter 18” finalist
ended Martinez’s night with a right hook to the body followed by a
left hand to the head at the 3:03 mark of the frame.
Finally, Semelsberger got the evening started in explosive fashion
with a 16-second knockout of Jason Witt
in the opening preliminary bout at welterweight. Semelsberger
countered a low kick from his adversary with a powerful straight
right hand that sent Witt’s head bouncing off the canvas and
instantly ended the fight.