Happy 30th, Jordan Griffin. Griffin, the Contender Series alum who had gone 0-2 to start his UFC career, turned 30 on Friday. The same day as the UFC Norfolk weigh-in. Come Saturday, however, he had a stellar technical submission of promotional newcomer TJ Brown. That performance was enough to win him one of two Performance of the Night awards on the Fight Night card.
The second Performance bonus went to Megan Anderson, for her finish of Norma Dumont. Another octagon newcomer, Dumont found herself on the wrong end of an Anderson right hand early in their women’s featherweight fight. That put her name in the hat for a shot at Amanda Nunes, who reportedly wants to defend her 145lb title later this year at UFC 250 in Brazil.
Of course, Felicia Spencer, who also won on the night, might have something to say about that.
Fight of the Night, meanwhile, went to Kyler Phillips and Gabriel Silva. Phillips, yet another newcomer, and Silva, brother of Erick Silva, went the distance. In the end, all three judges gave it to Phillips, 30-27.
Attendance at the event, which aired on ESPN+ stateside, was 7,098 for a total gate of $402,958. All four bonus winning fighters, meanwhile, will pick up an extra $50,000 for their efforts.
