UFC 304 Performance Of The Night Bonuses
Performance Of The Night: Tom Aspinall
You didn’t really think after the freakish way their initial fight went that Tom Aspinall would let the UFC come to his hometown—for the first time in exactly 100 pay-per-views—and
not come away with the win? The interim heavyweight champion retained his belt with the speed and power that has become his trademark, and left his loyal fans joyously chanting his “Tommy Aspinall” song into the beautiful Manchester morning.
Performance Of The Night: Paddy Pimblett
The crowd at Co-Op Arena would have been forgiven for dozing at 4:45am local time, but Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett made sure that wasn’t possible. After electrifying the crowd with the best walkout of the event, he followed it up with one of the best finishes of the event, becoming the first fighter to submit veteran King Green in the UFC. For his troubles, he received a
double bonus: one for each of his infant twin daughters.
Performance Of The Night: Mick Parkin
You would have thought it was a finish in the main event the way the crowd in Co-Op Arena roared after Mick Parkin’s first round KO of Lukasz Brzeski, but it was merely the second fight of the night, and it set the tone for the entire event. While it was his fourth UFC win in a row (tying Alexander Volkov for the longest streak at heavyweight), it was his first UFC finish, and nothing could be sweeter than getting it in front of his home country.
In true Dana form, Dana said bonus' would never again be elevated after so many decisions. He even gave Paddy 2 bonus' because he didn't see another. lol
After a slow start, I finished strong, cashing last 5 plays to manage another winning night in comeback fashion. Belal was workmanlike, if not overly impressive. He won more with strategy than skill IMHO. Aspinall legend continues. Mokaev is gone now according to Dana, they will not resign him after disruptive behavior and that was his final fight in contract.
My Card:
UFC 304 - EDWARDS VS MUHAMMAD 2
Early Prelims:
4/2.30 Shauna Bannon -174
2/2.20 Parkin wins by 3 round decision +110
3/1.97 Lukasz Brzeski/Mick Parkin Over 2½ -152
4/1.67 Patterson wins inside distance -240
2/2.00 Sam Patterson to Win Fight in Round 1 +100
2/1.25 Kiefer Crosbie/Sam Patterson u1½ -160
3/1.94 PRESTON PARSONS -155
ESPN Prelims:
4/6.32 Manel Kape +158
1.33/5 Manel Kape by KO/TKO, DQ or Submission +375
3/1.40 Caolan Loughran -215
2.30/1 Caolan Loughran/Jake Hadley o2½ -230
5/3.27 Molly McCann/Bruna Brasil o2½ -153
2/2.10 Wood wins inside distance +105
3/2.07 Nathaniel Wood/Daniel Pineda u2½ -145
Main Card:
3/6.60 Giga Chikadze +220
3/1.40 ARNOLD ALLEN/GIGA CHIKADZE o2½ -214
4/4.56 GREGORY RODRIGUES +114
3.51/3 Paddy Pimblett -117
4/1.33 Aspinall wins inside distance -300
3.40/2 Aspinall wins by KO/TKO -170
4/9.20 Belal Muhammad +230
[12-9 +8.65u]