UFC Columbus bonuses: Brown-Barberena put on instant classic

Matt Brown vs. Bryan BarberenaThe Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH was home to a great evening of fights at UFC Columbus: Blaydes vs. Daukaus. The card saw two (T)KOs, two submissions and eight decisions, including two split-decisions.

Fight of the Night: Bryan Barberena vs. Matt Brown

Performance of the Night: Curtis Blaydes, Chris Gutierrez

The early portion of the event kicked off with Luis Saldana taking a closely contested unanimous decision in a battle that could have gone either way. That was followed by another close battle between Matheus Nicolau and David Dvorak. Dvorak would see his 16-fight win streak broken after a somewhat lackluster performance. Manon Fiorot added another win to…