In a move that should surprise absolutely no one who tuned into UFC St. Louis on Saturday, Fight of the Night honors went to the absolute banger between Billy Goff and Trey Waters.
The back-and-forth welterweight affair arrived early at the Enterprise Center, nestled on a preliminary card that saw its first four fights go the distance. There were no complaints about the lack of a finish in Goff versus Waters, however, given both men threw everything but the kitchen sink at each other in an attempt to finish. Much to the appreciation of the St. Louis crowd.
Goff came out strong in the opening round, while Waters appeared to find a second wind towards the end of the frame. Coming out of the first five minutes, it was clear the bout would be an early contender for Fight of the Night, and that is exactly what it turned out to be. Hard hitting, in your face action played out over three rounds; After 15 minutes were in the books it was Trey Waters with the unanimous decision win.
Both men pocket an extra $50,000 for their efforts on top of their purse, outfitting pay, etc.
Performance of the Night bonuses at UFC St. Louis were awarded to New Zealand’s Carlos Ulberg and Carlos Diego Ferreira. Brazil’s Diego Ferreira weathered an early storm from the surging Mateusz Rebecki, then began piecing his opponent up. With Rebecki tough-as-nails, it took until late in the third round for Ferreira to finally finish the fight, via TKO. Rebecki was swollen and bloodied by the end.
Ulberg needed no time whatsoever to end the night of Alonzo Menifield. With Menifield bullrushing the City Kickboxing standout, “Black Jag” unleashed a hook that put the American on skates. When all was said and done, the fight was over in just twelve seconds.
