The UFC returned to France for the third time in its history, a 14-fight card headlined by Renato Moicano vs. Benoit Saint Denis.
The highly anticipated lightweight main fight ended in a brutal defeat for Benoit Saint Denis. Renato Moicano managed to take the fight to the ground in the opening seconds of the first round and began hitting BSD with a plethora of punches and elbows. Somehow our Frenchman managed to survive the onslaught and get out of the first round. While many expected Moicano to go on the attack early in the second round, that was not the case. On the contrary, the Frenchman was able to mount an attack, while fending off the Brazilian’s takedown attempts. However, at the end of the second round, the doctor was asked to come and check on Saint Denis. After review, the fight was canceled because ‘BSD’ could no longer see. Victory for Moicano.
The French love bonuses
UFC Paris also had Brendan Allen vs Nassourdine Imavov as co-main event. The fight turned out to be a back-and-forth affair. Brendan Allen was able to use his grappling skills to choke out and control the fight in the first round. However, Nassourdine Imavov implemented his sprawl to defend Allen’s takedowns in the second and third rounds and was able to tear the American to pieces in the standing fight. After fifteen minutes of fighting, Imavov was awarded a well-deserved unanimous decision victory by the judges present.
But neither of his two fighters took a bonus!
Performance of the evening :
Fares Ziam earned an additional $50,000 for his brutal third-round knockout victory over Matt Frevola (see here.)
Chris Duncan pocketed an additional $50,000 for his first-round submission victory over Bolaji Oki in the opening bout.
Morgan Charrière earned an additional $50,000 for his second-round knockout victory over Gabriel Miranda (see here).
Bryan Battle pocketed an additional $50,000 for his second-round knockout victory over Kevin Jousset (see here).
What do you think of the bonus distribution?
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