Sherk, Griffin, dos Santos, and Fisher Earn UFC 90 Bonuses
By: Selina "Dead" Wong Posted On: October 27, 2008 at 1:43amFighters.com’s fifth-ranked lightweight “Muscle Shark” Sean Sherk (33-3-1), Tyson Griffin (12-2), “Cigano” Junior dos Santos (7-1), and “King” Spencer Fisher (22-4) each took home $65,000 bonuses after UFC 90 Saturday night in Rosemont, near Chicago, UFC officials announced after the event.
Sherk and Griffin won Fight of the Night honours for their three round battle that ended in a unanimous decision victory for former champion Sherk.
UFC newcomer Dos Santos’s first-round TKO upset over fourth-ranked heavyweight “Vai Cavalo” Fabricio Werdum (11-4-1) was the Knockout of the Night.
Fisher’s third-round triangle choke of Shannon Gugerty (11-3) earned him the Submission of the Night prize.
The event drew a sellout crowd of 15,359 which set a record $2.8 million gate for the Allstate Arena.
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