UFC on FOX 28 bonuses: Jeremy Stephens' violent KO gets him $50,000

ORLANDO, Fla. – Jeremy Stephens, Ilir Latifi, Alan Jouban and Ben Saunders each earned $50,000 bonuses for their performances at today’s UFC on FOX 28 event.

Jouban and Saunders earned the “Fight of the Night,” while Stephens and Latifi each won “Performance of the Night” honors.

UFC officials announced the winners following the event, which MMAjunkie attended.

Stephens (28-14 MMA, 15-13 UFC) knocked out Josh Emmett (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in the second round of their featherweight main event. The fight was Stephens’ second straight headliner in the first two months of 2018 and gave him three straight wins. He called for a title shot after the victory.

Latifi (14-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) stopped Ovince Saint Preux (22-11 MMA, 10-6 UFC) with a first-round guillotine choke in their light heavyweight fight on the main card. Latifi knocked Saint Preux down with a punch, then grabbed his neck for the choke when he tried to get back to his feet. Although Saint Preux tapped, it was on the opposite side of the referee and Saint Preux went out cold.

On the preliminary card, friends and 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu teammates Jouban (16-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) and Saunders (21-9-2 MMA, 9-6 UFC) fought at welterweight, even though they weren’t thrilled with having to face each other. They slugged it out till midway through the second round when Jouban put Saunders out cold with a punch.

UFC on FOX 28 took place Saturday at Amway Center in Orlando. The card aired on FOX following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

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