It was a tale of two rounds for Gregor
Gillespie and Diego
Ferreira at
UFC on ESPN 24.
That type of back-and-forth action earned the lightweight
competitors “Fight of the Night” honors on Saturday at the UFC Apex
in Las Vegas, but Gillespie took home the entirety of the $100,000
bonus on account of Ferreira missing weight one day prior. While
Ferreira got the better of his foe in the opening five minutes, it
was Gillespie who had the last laugh, as his withering pace
overwhelmed Ferreira to the tune of a TKO stoppage 4:51 into Round
2.
Elsewhere, Alex
Morono’s short-notice effort proved to be quite lucrative, as
he received a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check for a
first-round technical knockout of Donald
Cerrone in the welterweight co-main event. Morono rocked
“Cowboy” with a massive counter overhand right, then swarmed with
offense against the fence on his reeling foe force the stoppage
4:40 into Round 1.
Finally, newcomer Carlston
Lindsay Harris had a memorable Octagon debut, earning a $50,000
“Performance of the Night” award thanks to a submission of Christian
Aguilera at welterweight. Harris hurt his foe during an
exchange, sprawled on a takedown and then locked in an anaconda
choke. Aguilera went unconscious 2:52 into Round 1.