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Michael McDonald, the UFC's youngest fighter at 20-years-old, has had a very good 2011. Though his first two fights in the UFC didn't see him at his best, he still picked up wins, and in his latest fight, he took the "Knockout of the Night" at UFC 139 with a 56 second stop of Alex Soto. In an interview with Sherdog.com, McDonald talked about finding out about the bonus and being a part of the UFC 139 card with the Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua bout:
"We were wandering around forever, trying to see if we could find some news if we got it or not. We ran backstage to the press conference to see if we could ask somebody because that’s where all the bosses are. So we ran back there to the press conference and some random Joe goes, 'Hey, you won Knockout of the Night. They just announced it.' We were like, 'Whoa!' I jumped on my manager and I ran down the hallway and all that good stuff... This was one of the best cards in MMA history, and I just got 'Knockout of the Night.' What in the world? What an honor. I can't believe that I'm a part of this organization... I was afraid [Henderson or Rua] were going to steal my bonus [during the main event]. I was sweating bullets."
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