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UFC Fight Night 64 Fighter Bonuses: Cro Cop and Gonzaga Take Top Honors

UFC Fight Night 64 Fighter Bonuses: Cro Cop and Gonzaga Take Top Honors

Legendary heavyweight Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic made his successful return to the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 64 in Krakow, Poland, on Saturday, and he picked up a $50,000 bonus to go with the victory.

Cro Cop overcame Gabriel Gonzaga first two rounds of domination, finishing the Brazilian in a flurry of elbows in the third round of their scheduled five-round main event bout. Though he lost, Gonzaga also got a $50,000 bonus, as the two were awarded Fight of the Night honors.

The victory was also a measure of revenge for the Croatian, who had lost to Gonzaga several years prior.

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Joining Cro Cop and Gonzaga were Performance of the Night winners Stevie Ray and Alexandra Albu.

Ray earned his $50,000 check by scoring an eight-second knockout of Marcin Bandel, while Albu submitted Izabela Badurek,

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