{"id":613802,"date":"2026-04-19T05:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T05:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/613802\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T05:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T05:02:10","slug":"ufc-winnipeg-bonuses-headliner-hauls-it-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/613802\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Winnipeg Bonuses: Headliner hauls it in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmaweekly.com\/ufcnews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UFC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;UFC&quot;}\" class=\"link \">UFC<\/a> Winnipeg is in the books. The 12-bout event took place on Saturday at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The fight card was headlined by a welterweight bout between former title challenger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmaweekly.com\/tag\/gilbert-burns\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gilbert Burns;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Gilbert Burns&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Gilbert Burns<\/a> and rising Canadian star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmaweekly.com\/tag\/mike-malott\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mike Malott;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mike Malott&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Mike Malott<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the event&#8217;s post-fight press conferences, UFC CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmaweekly.com\/tag\/dana-white\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dana White;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dana White&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Dana White<\/a> announced the fighter bonuses and Malott was included in the list.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Malott hurt Burns with a combination early in the third round of the featured fight. Burns got back to his feet and returned fire but was dropped a second time. Malott finished seconds later with a series of strikes on the ground. The finish was worth an extra $100,000.<\/p>\n<p>Fight of the Night honors went to the co-main event fighters, Kyler Phillips and Charles Jourdain. The bantamweights put on a back and forth battle that resulted in Jourdain getting the judges&#8217; nod on the scorecards and both taking home a bonus check.<\/p>\n<p>The final &#8216;Performance of the Night&#8217; bonus went to featherweight M\u00e1rcio Barbosa. Barbosa faced Dennis Buzukja in the featured bout on the preliminary fight card. 80 seconds into the match, Barbosa connected with a left hook that immediately ended the fight.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>14,051 spectators attended the event generated a gate receipt total of $1.9 million. Burns vs. Malott was the third time the fight promotion has hosted an event in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UFC Winnipeg is in the books. 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