UFC on FUEL TV 9 bonuses: McGregor, Madadi, Pickett, Easton win $60,000

STOCKHOLM – Conor McGregor, Reza Madadi, Brad Pickett and Mike Easton each earned $60,000 bonuses for their performances at Saturday’s “UFC on FUEL TV 9: Mousasi vs. Latifi” event.

McGregor earned the “Knockout of the Night,” Madadi won “Submission of the Night” and Pickett and Easton picked up “Fight of the Night” honors.

UFC President Dana White announced the winners at the night’s post-event news conference, which MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) attended.

UFC on FUEL TV 9 took place at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm. The main card aired on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook.

McGregor was exactly as advertised in his UFC debut. With excellent footwork, he had to eat a few punches from Marcus Brimage in order to land his own shots. And land them he did. He got after Brimage quickly in the fight and finished him with strikes in just 67 seconds. McGregor left both the lightweight and featherweight titles in Cage Warriors behind to sign with the UFC as a 145-pounder.

Madadi and Michael Johnson engaged in a battle of momentum swings before Madadi finally ended the fight early in the third round with an arm triangle choke. Johnson caught Madadi with a perfectly timed head kick late in the first round, and Madadi admitted later he was about finished because of it. But he survived the round – barely – and took over in the second, then finished the fight in the third.

Pickett and Easton went back and forth for 15 minutes in all areas of the game. The two traded back and forth on the feet, displaying power and chins. They traded back and forth on the ground, exchanging scrambles. When the scores were read, Pickett picked up a pair of 30-27s, while Easton took the third with a 29-28.

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(Pictured: Mike Easton)