Dirty Money: UFC Awards $50K to Jingliang After Flagrant Eye Gouge (Pic Attached; Retina Maybe Not)

[ReadWrite]

I See What You Did There

The refs aren’t enforcing the rules. The UFC isn’t enforcing the rules. So what use are rules?

Not only was nothing done about the eye gouge, the UFC actually ended up rewarding Li Jingliang with a $50,000 Fight of the Night performance bonus. Sure, we’re happy that Jake Matthews also gets the same amount [for medical expenses], but is this the message we really want to be sending fighters when it comes to illegal moves as serious as an eye gouge? Is the UFC not even going to go through the motions of a finger wag in Jingliang’s direction over his foul-filled fight?

One of the UFC’s old slogans was ‘There are no rules!’ Sometimes it still feels like that to this day.

https://www.mmamania.com/2018/2/11/...fter-flagrant-ufc-221-eye-gouge-jake-matthews

 

[Phil Galdong]

This is DISGRACEFUL.

 

[Kvolcom]

That China money doe

 

[Reach4theSky]

One of the UFC’s old slogans was ‘There are no rules!’ Sometimes it still feels like that to this day.

You haven't heard the new slogan?

"We have rules, but rarely enforce them.."

 

[PokerMage]

he shouldnt be fined.

he should have been DQ'd by the ref.

Flagrant foul to stop being finished.

 

[Tnellie30]

That is dirty AF. Scumbag.

 

[Buff]

 

[Frozen Sea]

Should've been DQ'd, fined, and cut imo.

 

[CerebralKnievel]

You're reaching here. They aren't rewarding him for the eye gouge. They gave them both the FOTN bonus for a competitive fight. As for the eye gouge, the referee was incompetent.

 

[tonni]

eye gouges are so frustrating to watch because they go unpunished nearly every time.

 

[NaughtyBoy]

You guys bitch out worst than his opponent.

 

[Toco]

the guy should be cut, but he's chinese so not even a single talk about it. also it may lead to more people doing that

 

[true_fan]

If that's the case, then they should've gave Travis Browner the bounce of the fight of the yearssssss

 

[OlderMan]

I keep saying and You all do also.... IT PAYS TO CHEAT IN THE UFC

 

[true_fan]

If the guy is Chinese then you're racist

 

[Azure]

Who gives a fuck...fight was good and the right guy won...

 

[Swarthy]

Diddnt even hit the eye.

Is this a troll thread?

 

[Swarthy]

Where was all of you sad fucks when Mendez was ripping and gouging at Conor’s cut?

Just stfu Jake had zero issues with it and neither did the ref it looks bad in super slow motion or a still of it. But nothing was in it.

 

[Shadowthrone]

Dana shits on Yamasaki, but doesn't say shit when a ref is staring at a knuckle deep 2 fucking finger eye gouge that stops a choke. Fuckin goof.

 

[evansusmc2]

Am I reading this right? That dude got a bonus? I need to read further into this.