Melendez successfully defended his 155-pound title in the evening’s headliner, outpointing scrappy challenger Jorge Masvidal ($23,000) in a five-round standup affair.
Mousasi was also successful in his 205-pound outing against up-and-comer Ovince St. Preux ($17,000). Though Mousasi’s experience ultimately proved too much for the former University of Tennessee linebacker, St. Preux gave a good account of himself in a unanimous decision loss.
Broadcast on premium cable network Showtime, the evening’s main card also featured the return of women’s 145-pound champion Cristiane Santos, who took home a total of $66,000 for her 16-second knockout of overmatched challenger Hiroko Yamanaka ($8,000).
Rounding out the televised card was a three-round lightweight affair between K.J. Noons and Billy Evangelista. Noons walked with $65,000 and a unanimous decision victory, while Evangelista was awarded $20,000 in defeat.
Gilbert
Melendez: $150,000
(no win bonus)
Jorge Masvidal: $23,000
Cristiane
Santos: $66,000
(includes $33,000 win bonus)
Hiroko Yamanaka: $8,000
Gegard
Mousasi: $150,000
(no win bonus)
Ovince St. Preux: $17,000
K.J.
Noons: $65,000
(includes $30,000 win bonus)
Billy Evangelista: $20,000
Caros
Fodor: $20,000
(includes $10,000 win bonus)
Justin Wilcox: $12,000
Roger
Bowling: $ 14,000
(includes $7,000 win bonus)
Jerron Peoples $ 2,000
Devin
Cole: $12,000
(includes $6,000 win bonus)
Gabriel Salinas-Jones: $3,000
Eddie
Mendez: $6,000
(includes $3,000 win bonus)
Fernando Gonzalez: $3,000
Herman
Terrado: $6,000
(includes $3,000 win bonus)
Chris Brown: $3,000
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