Gustafsson gets 100k bonus & title shot
Gunnar Nelson and Jimi Manuwa each won a $50,000 ‘of the Night’ performance bonus at UFN 37, while Alexander Gustafsson won two, and a title shot.
UFC Fight Night 37: “Gustafsson vs. Manuwa”
O2 Arena
London, England
Performance of the Night
Alexander Gustafsson defeated Jimi Manuwa by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 1:18)
Performance of the Night
Gunnar Nelson defeated Omari Akhmedov by Submission (Guillotine Choke, Round 1, 4:36)
Fight of the Night
Alexander Gustafsson defeated Jimi Manuwa by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 1:18)
In addition to winning not one but two ‘of the Night’ performance bonuses, Gustafsson also earned a shot at whoever holds the title, after UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones fights challenger Glover Teixeira at UFC 172 in April.
“If Jones wins, we have a nasty rematch,” said UFC president Dana White said at the post-fight press conference. “If [Jones] doesn’t, it’s [Gustafsson] vs. Teixeira.”
Gustafsson indicated he thought Jones would come out on top
“I want to fight him,” said The Mauler. “And I want to finish him.”
Attendance was 14,604 and gate was $2,000,056, putting it at fourth out of the five UFC events held at London’s O2 Arena; however, the other four were PPV not FightPass events.
Post fight media scrum: