UFC Announces Winners Of This Quarter’s Twitter Bonus Awards

Ben Henderson has another reason to keep a smile on his face as the new UFC lightweight champion is one of the big winners in this quarter’s $5000 ‘Twitter Bonus Awards’ dolled out by the promotion.

In total Henderson picks up $10,000 worth of bonuses after being one of the four fighters deemed to have gained the most followers in his division during the quarter, and the biggest percentage of growth in followers in the quarter.

Check out the full list of winners below.

Most Followers by Division:

Anderson Silva (@SpiderAnderson), Chael Sonnen (@SonnenCh), Benson Henderson (@SmoothOne155) and Joe Duarte (@JoeDuarteMMA)

Biggest Percentage Growth in Followers:

Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar), Alistair Overeem (@AlistairOvereem), Benson Henderson (@SmoothOne155) and Joe Duarte (@JoeDuarteMMA)

Most Creative Tweets:

Jason Miller (@MayhemMiller), Dan Hardy (@DanHardyMMA), Kenny Florian (@KennyFlorian) and Ronda Rousey (@RondaRousey)

Ross Cole
Ross launched MMA Insight (previously FightOfTheNight.com) in 2009 as a way to channel his passion for the sport of mixed martial arts. He's since penned countless news stories and live fight reports along with dozens of feature articles as the lead writer for the site, reaching millions of fans in the process.