“Cowboy” doubled up on post-fight bonuses at UFC Brooklyn, the promotion’s first show of the ESPN era, earning himself an extra $100,000 for his second-round TKO win over Alexander Hernandez in the featured televised preliminary bout. This was Cerrone’s first lightweight bout since December 2015 and the move paid off for him as he snagged both a Performance of the Night award as well as the Fight of the Night award (with Hernandez also receiving a $50,000 bonus for his efforts).
Now one of only two UFC fighters ever to make at least 30 Octagon appearances (Jim Miller being the other), Cerrone also passed Nate Diaz and Joe Lauzon (both with 15) for the most UFC fight night bonuses at 16.