Who Won UFC 182's Co-Main Event, Fight Night Bonus Winners
Donald Cerrone moved one step closer to a UFC lightweight title shot as he notched his sixth consecutive victory while simultaneously halting Myles Jury's six fight UFC winning streak at UFC 182.
Though Rafael dos Anjos and Khabib Nurmagomedov are currently ahead of Cerrone in line, the always game "Cowboy" has hit the prime of his career. A back and forth fight between he and Myles Jury wasn't the barn burner many expected it to be, but Cerrone emerged victorious nonetheless.
Cerrone worked an omoplata for the majority of the first round, taking the opener easily. An inactive second round looked to benefit Myles Jury, although neither of the two landed any heavy blows. The third round went Cerrone's way, as he hacked at Jury's legs repeatedly. The end of the third saw Cerrone deliver some of the toughest leg kicks to a downed opponent in UFC history. The judges gave Cerrone the fight, and he climbs the ladder in the 155-pound division.
Elsewhere on the card, Paul Felder received a performance bonus of $50,000 for his insane spinning backfist win over Danny Castillo. Shawn Jordan also received a performance bonus for his knockout victory, and the highly anticipated Jon Jones/Daniel Cormier bout took home fight of the night honors.