After 'war' against Angela Hill, Amanda Lemos gets 'Fight of the Night' bonus at UFC Las Vegas 45

A. Lemos defeated A. Hill at UFC Vegas 45 Photo: Instagram/@UFC

The 'Brazilian Squadron' had even more reasons to smile on Saturday night (18). Two Tupiquin athletes took home the traditional bonus of US$50 thousand (around R$285 thousand) given after the UFC Las Vegas 45. Amanda lemos won the 'Fight of the Night' award for the 'war' against Angela Hill e Melissa Gatto e Cub swanson won the 'Performance of the Night' bonuses.

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Amanda lemos defeated the veteran Angela Hill in a controversial split decision. After three rounds of an intense 'war', two judges gave the victory to the Brazilian and one to the North American. The controversial result generated complaints from Hill herself and even UFC president Dana White. Deservedly, the organization decided to award the duel as 'Fight of the Night'.

One of the organization's longest-lived fighters, Cub swanson He showed off his striking and knocked out fellow veteran Darren Elkins in the first round. On the preliminary card, the Brazilian Melissa Gatto had been having difficulties against the North American sijara eubanks, but managed to pull off a beautiful knockout during the third round and remains undefeated in Ultimate. For their performances, Swanson and Melissa won the 'Performance of the Night' awards.