Check out all the news and notes from an action-packed UFC Vegas 36 card including bonuses, reactions and the press conference all after the jump.
UFC Vegas 36 Bonuses
Despite Darren Till falling short, the card that was supposed to be held in London, was still absolutely dominated by fighters from the north of England, as all three of Tom Aspinall, Molly McCann and Paddy Pimblett received post-fight bonuses for their performances.
McCann and Ji Yeon Kim earned the Fight of the Night honor for their action kickboxing bout which saw McCann emerge victorious, and then each of Pimblett and Aspinall got an extra $50,000 for their finishes of Luigi Vendramini and Serghei Spivac respectively.
Swinging for the fences from beginning to end! --
— UFC (@ufc) September 4, 2021
-- FOTN honors go out to @MeatballMolly vs @Fire_Fist_Kim. #UFCVegas36
[ B2YB: @ToyoTires ] pic.twitter.com/P0v4FNVEEg
50g s baby pic.twitter.com/oWAAUUk61V
— Molly McCann (@MeatballMolly) September 4, 2021
Two names you won't forget! --@PaddyTheBaddy & Aspinall are taking some extra cash back to England. --
— UFC (@ufc) September 4, 2021
[ B2YB: @P3Protein ] pic.twitter.com/6a8iSJnPZK
That performance earned him a POTN bonus --
— UFC (@ufc) September 4, 2021
Congrats Tom Aspinall -- #UFCVegas36 pic.twitter.com/055rpYfnRw
Pros React To Derek Brunson vs. Darren Till
Fellow UFC fighters turned out to react to Derek Brunson extending his winning streak to five, with a dominant win over Darren Till. See what prospective opponent Israel Adesanya and other champions like Francis Ngannou, and Aljamain Sterling had to say below.
Exhibit A. https://t.co/29k5rl1g6s
— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) September 4, 2021
If Brunson doesn’t tire, I think he takes this one. Much improved over the years and past few fights. He uses his wrestling well and inflicts good damage on top or gets good control time. But sometimes that grappling fatigues him #UFCVegas36
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) September 4, 2021
Jiu jitsu saves lives man. #UFCVegas36
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) September 4, 2021
Brunson does it again!!! #UFCVegas36
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) September 4, 2021
Very intelligent win from @DerekBrunson ------#UFCVegas36
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) September 4, 2021
@DerekBrunson was dominant! Great job and he is in fantastic shape wasn’t even breathing hard in 3rd round!!!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 4, 2021
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— Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) September 4, 2021
Till for real come by we do some wrestling
— Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) September 4, 2021
That wasn’t wise. He should have ditched the knee and resorted to takedown defense first. Beautiful shot from Brunson! #UFCVegas36
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) September 4, 2021
Brunson on a streak! #UFCVegas36
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) September 4, 2021
Waiting for Izzys tweet like #UFCVegas36 pic.twitter.com/Yr5phSSBzR
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) September 4, 2021
Don’t worry I got you d pic.twitter.com/N06M7MhJUR
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) September 4, 2021
Ahhhhhh that was such a crazy change of events right there
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) September 4, 2021
Head up Darren your still young and fighting best of the best I’m still a believer
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) September 4, 2021
Damn @darrentill2...
— Aleksandar Rakic (@rakic_ufc) September 4, 2021
I have no doubt you'll come back stronger than ever!!
Tonight was Brunsons night.
Congratulations @DerekBrunson #UFCVegas36
Dominant 1st round by Brunson, vicious G&P!#UFCVegas36
— Herbert Burns (@HerbertBurnsMMA) September 4, 2021
@DerekBrunson deserves the title shot!#UFCVegas36 https://t.co/4kGyFOKL31
— Herbert Burns (@HerbertBurnsMMA) September 4, 2021
Good performance by Brunson. Solid job!! Congratulations! @DerekBrunson #UFCVegas36
— The Golden Boy (@edmenshahbazyan) September 4, 2021
@DerekBrunson wow. Give this man a big fight. 185 is insane right now
— Paul Felder (@felderpaul) September 4, 2021
Great Main event #UFCVegas36
— Thiago Moisés (@ThiagoMoisesMMA) September 4, 2021
Per Derek Brunson's (@DerekBrunson) manager Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00), Derek suffered torn cartilage and fractured ribs three weeks ago. Couldn't train and could "barely even drive his car."
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) September 4, 2021
UFC Vegas 36 Press Conference
Check out everything that was said at the UFC Vegas 36 post-fight press conference.
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