After the UFC 204 pay-per-view on Saturday evening in Manchester, England, the post-show “Bonus” winners were announced to the MMA media in attendance.
It was announced that the “Fight of the Night” bonus would be going to both headliners Dan Hender…
After the UFC 204 pay-per-view on Saturday evening in Manchester, England, the post-show “Bonus” winners were announced to the MMA media in attendance.
It was announced that the “Fight of the Night” bonus would be going to both headliners Dan Henderson and UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping. Hendo and “The Count” each received an additional $50,000 in bonus money on top of their contracted fight purses.
Two “Performance of the Night” bonuses were also handed out on Saturday night, as Jimi Manuwa took home an extra $50,000 for his vicious knockout victory over Ovince Saint Preux, and Iuri Alcantara also took home an additional $50k for his triangle choke submission victory over Brad “One Punch” Pickett.
UFC 204 went down tonight (October 8, 2016) from the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. Headlined by a middleweight championship battle between bitter rivals Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson, the main event delivered on its substantial hype. The two legends earned Fight of the Night for their back and forth war that saw Henderson drop
UFC 204 went down tonight (October 8, 2016) from the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. Headlined by a middleweight championship battle between bitter rivals Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson, the main event delivered on its substantial hype.
The two legends earned Fight of the Night for their back and forth war that saw Henderson drop Bisping twice in the first two rounds. Bisping controlled much of the action my maintaining distance and peppering the aging American with combinations and kicks, but the veteran Henderson left his mark on rounds one and two with the knockdowns. But “The Count” would battle back in rounds three and four. The decision came down to a razor close fifth round, as Henderson turned up the pressure in search of a finish he must have sensed he needed. In the end, Bisping claimed a unanimous decision and secured the first defense of his title. Both Bisping and Henderson banked an extra $50,000 for their efforts.
In other main card action, Brit Jimi Manuwa took home one of the two Performance of the Night bonuses for his highlight reel knockout of Ovince St. Preux. Manuwa had to overcome some early adversity, as “OSP” got the better of the wrestling and grappling exchanges in the first round. “Poster Boy” tuned up St. Preux in the second. He finished it with a left hook to the body, a right hook that staggered St. Preux, and another left hook that crumpled his American foe. Manuwa collected an additional $50,000 grand for his work. St. Preux had never before been finished in such devastating fashion.
On the undercard, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Iuri Alcantara dispatched hometown favorite Brad Pickett in devastating fashion in the first round. A spinning back elbow from Alcantara rocked “One Punch”, and “Marajo” pounced for the finish. When he failed to put Pickett away with strikes, he fell back on his grappling chops. Alcantara advanced to mount and started to cinch up a mounted triangle. As Pickett looked to escape, the Brazilian switched to an armbar, which Pickett defended again. Alcantara ensnared the Brit in a triangle once again, and the tap came soon after. For his most impressive victory in years, Alcantara took home a $50,000 bonus.
Stay tuned to LowKickMMA for the UFC 204 post-fight coverage.
Bantamweights Brad Pickett and Iuri Alcantara will square off this October at UFC 204, according to a report by MMA Fighting.
Pickett (25-11) is coming off a February split decision win over Francisco Rivera that snapped a three-fight losing streak …
Bantamweights Brad Pickett and Iuri Alcantara will square off this October at UFC 204, according to a report by MMA Fighting.
Pickett (25-11) is coming off a February split decision win over Francisco Rivera that snapped a three-fight losing streak for the Brit. The soon-to-be 38-year-old is 5-5 over his last 10, including losses to Thomas Almeida, Ian McCall and Michael McDonald.
Alcantara (33-7) is two years removed from a three-fight win streak and a record of 5-2 with one no-contest during a stretch of action inside the Octagon. Last January, he lost to Jimmie Rivera.
UFC 204 takes place October 8 from Manchester, England and features Michael Bisping defending his middleweight title against Dan Henderson.
On to the UFC bantamweight division here in Newark, New Jersey at UFC on FOX 18. Iuri Alcatara, the heavy handed Brazilian takes on surging contender Jimmie Rivera who has made a habit of beating Brazilians lately and says he’ll finish Alcantara. Rivera is on a 17-fight streak, and is also the hometown fighter in
On to the UFC bantamweight division here in Newark, New Jersey at UFC on FOX 18. Iuri Alcatara, the heavy handed Brazilian takes on surging contender Jimmie Rivera who has made a habit of beating Brazilians lately and says he’ll finish Alcantara. Rivera is on a 17-fight streak, and is also the hometown fighter in this bout.
Round 1: Alcantara stalking, Rivera moving nicely, leg kick to a spinning backfist for Rivera to open the exchanges. They trade punches wildly, Alcantara staying calm. Rivera is being patient too but his striking is all looking for the KO. Nice right hand/left hook for Rivera wobbles Iuri, Jimmie lands a nice combo now, Alcantara might be hurt. Some big punches for Rivera and a huge double leg takedown finishes the round, 10-9 Rivera.
Round 2: More of the same here, but Alcantara looking more busy. Rivera has much slicker footwork here, bouncing nicely and lands a huge left hand, Iuri shakes it off. Low kick looks half hearted from IA, crowd getting restless as there’s a break in the action, nice rush combo by Rivera. They clinch now, short punches by Rivera, the crowd boos. Ref resets them, nice punch by Rivera. Kicks now by Iuri, punches in response by Jimmie. Straight left drops Rivera, but he responds with a massive takedown. Alcantara looks for a switch but loses his back, 2-0 Rivera with another 10-9.
Round 3: Rivera landng some more nice punches, Alcantara answers with kicks but it’s not happening for him here. Alcantara looks stiff and frozen tonight. Rivera with more pressure, he is just stomping forward, nice jab by by Iuri but he needs to chain his strikes here. Plodding jab by IA, the Brazilian looks flat as Rivera dances around him landing combos. An attempted choke at the end of the third was too little too late, I score it 30-27 for Rivera with another 10-9 in the third.
This Saturday night (January 30, 2016) the UFC returns with the anticipated UFC on FOX 18 from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The free television event features a pivotal light heavyweight main event between No. 2-ranked former title challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and streaking contender Ryan Bader, whose been very vocal about a title
This Saturday night (January 30, 2016) the UFC returns with the anticipated UFC on FOX 18 from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
The free television event features a pivotal light heavyweight main event between No. 2-ranked former title challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and streaking contender Ryan Bader, whose been very vocal about a title shot due to five straight victories.
He’ll almost certainly get it if he can get past the monstrous challenge of “Rumble,” who most recently rebounded from his discouraging title loss to Daniel Cormier at UFC 187 by knocking out Jimi Manuwa at September’s UFC 191, but that opportunity will be held up based on what happens in the awaited return of former champion Jon Jones.
Either way, his fight with Johnson is undoubtedly the biggest of his career, and one that will shape the near future of the relatively shallow UFC light heavyweight division. To prepare for the event, the UFC has released Road to the Octagon for UFC on FOX 18’s main bouts. Watch the full segment for “Rumble” vs. Bader right here, and look out for the second and third videos on the following pages:
Jump to the next page to watch Road to the Octagon: Barnett vs. Rothwell….
This is Pedro Nobre, the TUF: Brazil alum who made his UFC debut last weekend at UFC on FX 7 against fellow Brazilian Iuri Alcantara. As you can tell from the neck brace he is sporting in the above photo, his debut did not go well. Alcantara landed a few supposedly illegal shots to the back of Nobre’s dome, and likely in an effort to make up for his poor performance during the Alessio Sakara/Patrick Cote debacle at UFC 154, referee Dan Miragliotta waved the bout off and declared it a no contest when Nobre was unable to continue.
The only problem was that 90% of the shots Alcantara landed, if not all of them, were neither illegal nor all that devastating (at least from our perspective), which prompted Dana White to post the following on Twitter:
In fact, White became so enraged by Nobre’s Oscar-worthy performance that he recently all but completely closed the door on Nobre’s future UFC aspirations.
After the jump: White’s scathing comments, along with a gif of the stoppage.
This is Pedro Nobre, the TUF: Brazil alum who made his UFC debut last weekend at UFC on FX 7 against fellow Brazilian Iuri Alcantara. As you can tell from the neck brace he is sporting in the above photo, his debut did not go well. Alcantara landed a few supposedly illegal shots to the back of Nobre’s dome, and likely in an effort to make up for his poor performance during the Alessio Sakara/Patrick Cote debacle at UFC 154, referee Dan Miragliotta waved the bout off and declared it a no contest when Nobre was unable to continue.
The only problem was that 90% of the shots Alcantara landed, if not all of them, were neither illegal nor all that devastating (at least from our perspective), which prompted Dana White to post the following on Twitter:
In fact, White became so enraged by Nobre’s Oscar-worthy performance that he recently all but completely closed the door on Nobre’s future UFC aspirations.
When White was pressed on the Nobre’s future in the UFC at the UFC 158 press conference yesterday, not only did he state that Alcantara had received a win bonus despite the no contest ruling, but that he “doubted” Nobre would be invited back to the octagon anytime soon:
I think he’s a fantastic actor. Did you hear he’s walking around Brazil with a neck brace on right now?
And as it turns out, Nobre did not suffer any long term injuries as a result of the fight, and recently told MMAJunkie that he was eager to get back in the octagon to rematch Alcantara:
We are both fighters with similar characteristics, who fight always moving forward. I wish to return to the octagon soon. In case the UFC asks for a [rematch], to remove any doubt, we would do everything to make it up to the audience.
Unfortunately for Nobre, it doesn’t look like he will be getting that chance. Check out a GIF of the stoppage right here, courtesy of our friends at Fightlinker. Whether you feel Nobre was legitimately unable to continue or not is ultimately a moot point; the real question to ask yourself is whether or not the shots that were responsible for ending the fight were illegal or not. And unless you’re Mr. Magoo, you’re probably going to say they weren’t.
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According to multiple sources, Nobre has indeed been released from the promotion, along with Ken Stone (2-2 UFC, victim of two of themost brutal knockout losses of all time during his WEC and UFC runs), Byron Bloodworth (0-2 UFC) and Josh Janousek, who was set to make his promotional debut on short notice against Michael Kuiper at UFC on Fox 6, but recently pulled out with a last-minute injury.
Nobre recently responded to the allegations that he was faking an injury via Sherdog.com:
At no time during the fight did I complain about blows to the neck because I was almost knocked out there and did not know where the blows were coming. And nobody asked me also if I could continue, they just asked what hurt. Then I thought I had lost [the fight]. Only at the hospital did they tell me that it had been ruled a no contest. It was a bad thing to have taken the victory from Yuri, but when I reviewed the fight, I saw that the blows really came on the neck. It is illegal, so the no contest was fair. I felt the blows when I turned back. I was almost knocked out already. If he did not land those blows to the neck, he would have achieved a fair victory. As for the crowd, I did not understand why they called me quitter because, as I said, in my mind I was leaving to the hospital after losing by TKO. I saw the repercussions on the Internet, and I was sad. Everyone who has been following my career knows me. Everyone knows the character I have, but [some are saying] that I gave up the fight. Gee, brother, I was knocked out. The referee stopped it; the fight was over. I did not ask to stop, and they did not ask if I wanted to continue.
