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UFC 188 Fighter Bonuses: Fabricio Werdum Earns Bonus to Go with His New Belt

The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced the performance-based fighter bonuses stemming from the UFC 188 pay-per-view event in Mexico City on Saturday. Fabrico Werdum, Patrick Williams, Yair Rodriguez and Charles Rosa took home the $50,000 incentives.

The Fight of the Night bonus went to featherweight bout between Rodriguez and Rosa. Rodriguez showed marked improvements since his last appearance at UFC 180 in Novemeber. The 22-year-old winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America employed a diverse attack. Rosa absorbed early punishment, but kept moving forward. The judges scored the fight for Rodriguez by split decision.