Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan card at the Meta Apex is exactly the kind of card many fans complain about in advance: not enough ranked or well known fighters competing in the UFC’s soulless warehouse. But UFC Vegas 115 reminded everyone that some of these cards deliver in spades … to the point where the big controversy following the show is all the fighters who got passed over for performance bonuses.
Picked for the $100k performance bonuses: Alice Pereira with a big knee KO and Alessandro
Costa for his liver shot finish. Fight of the Night went to Tommy McMillen vs. Manolo Zecchini.
Fine finishes, but the best? You know it’s a good night of fights when fans put forward multiple bouts that could have been Fight of the Night.
Other FOTN candidates: Jose Mauro Delano vs. Robert Ruchala, Kai Kamaka vs. Dakota Hope, Tresean Gore vs. Azamat Bekoev, and Dione Barbosa vs. Melissa Gato. And there were more than a few people upset that Ethyn Ewing and Renato Moicano were overlooked for performance bonuses despite dominant finishes against tougher opposition..
Take a look at some of the buzz coming off this eventful night of fights.
With bonuses getting upped to $100,000, controversy surrounding the UFC’s picks (and snubs) is only bound to grow. Too many worthy options is a good problem to have? Unless you’re a fighter that gets passed over. Let us know who you thought should have gotten the six figure bonuses in the comments below.
