Manel Kape received a $ 50,000 bonus for his victory at UFC Vegas 103, despite many he was there by cheating.
Kape scored a controversial KO about Asu Almabayev in the Apex in Las Vegas On Saturday evening after two cases who had convinced fans that he had raised his rival eye. Perhaps not as flagrant as the UFC Seattle interruption last weekend, there was still commotion when highlights were shown on the broadcast.
The number six-arranged flying weight is now the likely subsequent competition after Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Kara-France fight later this year. They are expected to compete on UFC 316, with Pantoja possibly leaking details of the confrontation on the show after the fight.
The UFC Vegas 103 -victory of Manel Kape was controversial
For the majority of the three rounds that they fought, Manel Kape seemed to have the perfect game plan for the Seeimngly unbeatable Asu Almabayev. The Kazakh rising Star had not lost in 17 outings, four of which were under the UFC banner.
Kape controlled masterly distance and entered the early stages with large shots, but controversy touched while it was on the way to a finish. In the second there was a eye stop that was quickly destroyed by a repeat officer, although later corners seemed to indicate that the eye of his rival was grazed.
And in the third, Kape seemed to wipe again to the eye of Almabayev in a movement that was not mentioned. Moments later he pushed forward and put down his opponent, finally ended the fight and scored a bonus-winning Ko.
Fans on social media believed that Kape had 'cheated' to win the fight, with one writing that the victory was particularly coarse, since it suppresses top candidates. “That was the worst kind of fight,” wrote the fan in the midst of a sea of tweets about the controversy.
“Kape cheats. He will never win a title because he cannot even beat a person's level of Mokaev, but he will turn prospects and make his way to title -eliminators. “
UFC Vegas 103 Awards see $ 200,000 distribution between four hunters
It is common for UFC events to offer a series of bonus prices, all of which are figures on $ 50,000. They are usually selected by promotional boss Dana White for a number of 'performance of the night' winners and the two competitors in what was considered a fight for the night.
The stop finish of Manel Kape was certainly impressive, and if the controversy had not been, it would have been an obvious choice. Finally, he succeeded in ending Almabayev's 17-Vecht undefeated line in one of only three finishes in the night.
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Unfortunately for Sam Patterson, his knockout victory was not deemed enough of the earlier unbeaten Danny Barlow, nor was the victory of Cody Brundage on Julian Marquez.
Instead, Mario Pinto's stunning Ko against former NFL star Austen Lane and the fight between Nasrat Haqparast and Esteban Ribovics were paid both.
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