Lucas Almeida and Michael Trizano engaged in a back-and-forth battle at UFC Fight Night 207, and now both featherweights are $50,000 richer for their efforts.
Almeida and Trizano received “Fight of the Night” honors for their slugfest, which featured a combined three knockdowns between the two combatants. Trizano struck the first blow in Round 1, when he blasted his foe with a knee and followed him to the canvas. Almeida survived until the horn and rallied to drop Trizano once apiece in Rounds 2 and 3. The second occasion — when he slipped a punch and dropped Trizano with a left hook — set the stage for a stoppage 55 seconds into the final stanza.