She should have gotten the fucking performance bonus, too
I agree in a sense I have zero desire to see Holm's interview after that shit show so I'd prefer neither had been uploaded.
For failing to put away someone who apparently has a full MCL tear? Don't get me wrong she put in a good first round but bonus, nah fam. If anything it's just funny how much hype her opponent was getting, youngest champ in UFC history, lol what a fucking joke.
Beating someone up so bad as a gigantic underdog deserves a performance bonus imo
Eh maybe but I think the oddsmakers just got sucked into the hype the UFC built around Barber. Obviously no finishing bonus, did they give out a fight of the night bonus?
As far as i'm aware, and I don't follow this stuff as closely as I used to, the bonuses are now just generic "performance" awards. No need for a finish. I really felt like her performance warranted one. She stepped up as a huge underdog and derailed a hype train in dominant fashion. I get it if people disagree, but I thought she earned it.
Limbo, she admitted she didn't know Macy's leg was that bad. I will cut her some slack because usually the fighters who have that killer instinct to immediately recognise an injured fighter are the one's who act a lot more on feel, on reactions. The naturals if you say. She is very robotic, she goes out there with a set of things to do, a fixed plan. And let's not forget she is a grappler, this is her comfort zone. In order to finish Macy quick she had to stand up with her, that's not her preferred area. I agree with you, partially. Maybe an area of her game she should work in her camp - recogizing injury in opponent and capitalizing on it. But a fighter's corner should be able to spot these a lot easier and point it out for him/her.
Ah really? I don't really watch the post fight stuff so I don't know but that seems an odd decision, always liked the bonus for fight of the night for fighters who put on a good scrap, well you know who else got a performance bonus? Assume Conor, Ferreira and Dober.
Yeah was a little odd that she went for a takedown when Barber clearly was struggling to remain standing. Not quiet as bad as the dude who lost to Sugar O Malley when he had if memory serves a broken leg but still wasn't great fight IQ
It was Soukhamthath. He took a beating prior to O Malley's injury and was probably very, very concussed to think straight at this point. But it still amazes me that he didn't see what was happening.
100% agree. Roxanne put in a great hard-grappling performance and dominated Barber and if anyone deserved the US$60k Bonus I think it should have been Modafferi. No she's not some blonde young up-and-comer or some superstar but that's totally irrelevant : she should have got a Performance bonus in recognition of her work.
Kelleher I get. Oleynik is a bit of a stretch but fair enough.
