Paddy
Pimblett will need a caddy for the bonuses he won Saturday
night.
The rising lightweight prospect cashed $200,000 in bonuses for
submitting Bobby Green in the first round at
UFC 304 with an uber-slick triangle. Pimblett frustrated Green
on the feet before Green unwisely level changed and took him to the
mat. Pimblett seized his opportunity and snatched up the
submission, putting him to sleep in front of the screaming fans at
the Co-Op Arena in Manchester, England.
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UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom
Aspinall raises his stock every time he steps in the Octagon,
and he upped his bank account by $100,00 on Saturday with a
first-round knockout over Curtis
Blaydes. While Dana White still seems set on making the
Jon
Jones vs. Stipe
Miocic fight, Aspinall has only raised the pressure on Jones to
fight him for the undisputed title.
It was a good night for heavyweights as Michael
“Mick” Parkin also took home a $100,000 bonus for his
devastating first-round knockout of Lukasz
Brzeski. The undefeated Parkin (10-0) could find more
opportunities in the future as he creeps into the Top 15.
White revealed at the post-fight press conference that UFC 304
would likely be the last time bonuses will be above $50,000.
“You can thank everyone on this card for that,” White said. “Nobody
fought any harder. There was no sense of urgency. ‘Holy sh*t, I
want the $100,000.’ Seven straight f*cking decisions.”