White wasn’t at the Apex to watch Cong knock out her opponent in just over a minute, but he made sure she got paid when he returned to Las Vegas.
Wang Cong will get a $50,000 performance bonus after all for her 62 second knockout of Victoria Leonardo at this weekend’s UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho event.
After winning a Road to UFC fight in May via first round submission, Cong made her official debut in the UFC with a blistering knockout on the early prelims of Saturday’s card. It was one of the biggest highlights of the night, but somehow got overlooked for a performance bonus: matchmakers handed those to Michael Morales for his KO of Neil Magny and Gerald Meerschaert for his come-from-behind submission of Edmen Shahbazyan.
As we’re quickly learning, Cong is pretty outspoken and took to social media to complain about the lack of a bonus.
ONE PUNCH KO FOR WANG CONG
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“Wake up and find out there is no POTN,” she wrote with an angry face emoji. “Next fight you will see more spectacular finish UFC, Don’t play with Joker again!”
In Chinese, she added “I’m so angry that there is no bonus.”
Well, she doesn’t have to be angry any more, because Dana White is fixing the situation for her.
“I was out of town and watch the fight at Mystique Boston on TV,” White wrote on her Instagram. “You looked AMAZING. I’m adding another PON bonus for u. Congrats u get 50k.”
“I love you Dana,” Cong wrote in response.
Considering her opponent was a +700 dog and 1-3 in UFC, it’s a bit early to know whether Cong is legit. She has some serious swagger and striking power, though, and she also has an interesting backstory: she holds a victory over Valentina Shevchenko in kickboxing from 2015.
While her UFC journey is just beginning, she’s already gunning for “Bullet.”
“My striking is better than her,” Cong said at the post-fight press conference. “If she takes a fight with me, I’ll fight her anytime.”