Trey
Ogden wants his full fight purse from UFC
Fight Night 232.
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After being in control against Nikolas
Motta throughout their fight, Ogden sunk in a deep arm-triangle
late in the third round. Referee Mike Beltran prompted Motta to
react twice before suddenly stepping in, inviting immediate protest
from the Brazilian. While it initially seemed like Ogden would get
the nod, it was declared a no contest upon review.
This means both fighters are now only eligible for their show
money, despite the fact that Ogden seemed to be on his way to
winning the fight with two of the judges scoring the first two
rounds in his favor.
The Missouri native asked for his full purse in his post-fight
interview, and “Samurai Ghost” reiterated that sentiment while
speaking
to media after the fight.
“I’m just trying to keep my composure and be a professional. Life
happens… I’m no stranger to adversity… But this one hurts,” Ogden
said. “Records are records, numbers are numbers. But I really hope
I get my win purse because I deserve it. I won all three rounds and
with two minutes left in the fight, I’m in mount and in an arm
triangle and the referee went on to stop the fight.
“Even if the arm triangle didn’t submit him, I was in the mount. I
would have stayed in mount till the end of the fight and I would
have won the fight and got paid. There is a tremendous amount of
sacrifice that goes into this game and in this sport for me and my
family… and financial sacrifice… I did nothing wrong. I did my job,
I fought as hard as I could. It was an exciting fight; it was a
tough fight and I won.”
Ogden is now 1-2 with one no contest in the UFC. In his previous
outing, he dropped a unanimous decision to Iganacio Bahamondes at
UFC 287 on April 8.