Three Performance of the Night bonuses totalling $400,000 USD were awarded at UFC 304 in Manchester on Saturday.
UFC President and CEO Dana White announced the news following the event, granting lightweight star Paddy Pimblett a double bonus for choking out King Green (formerly Bobby Green) with a triangle.
Pimblett also had Green’s arm wrenched back in an arm-bar at one point, with Green going limp before tapping. The technical submission marks the biggest of Pimblett’s career, and comes following decision victories of Jared Gordon and Tony Ferguson.
Paddy “the Baddy” collected $200,000 for his efforts on Saturday. Countryman Tom Apinall, who retained his interim heavyweight title, collected $100,000 for his finish of Curtis Blaydes in the co-main event. The KO came in exactly a minute, with a jab sitting “Razor” Blaydes down, and ground n’ pound sealing the deal.
Blaydes protested what he felt was a quick stoppage, but he had not been intelligently defending himself, leaving him with little recourse.
The final 100K Performance bonus at UFC 304 went to Mick Parkin, another British heavyweight. Fighting Lukasz Brzeski on the early preliminary card, Parkin scored his own knockout just under three and a half minutes into the opening round. The win improved Parkin’s record to 10-0, with four of those victories coming under the UFC banner. In a division always in need of fresh blood, Parkin appears to be well positioned for the future.
