Danny Silva thinks 'broke' comment caused UFC London bonus snub
Danny Silva thinks his comment on being broke during his UFC London post-fight speech caused him to not get a Fight Night bonus despite KO win.
Many fans were surprised to see Danny Silva fail to land a Performance of the Night bonus for his upset KO win over Kurtis Campbell at UFC Fight Night 270. However, Silva has an idea as to why. Silva (11-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), who came in as a decent underdog, put away an unbeaten Campbell in brutal fashion, fighting in front of Campbell's London crowd.
It was a solid finish, which many thought warranted a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus, which was instead given to Iwo Baraniewski and Shanelle Dyer – two fighters who also got KO finishes, but were big favorites entering the card. "It's a little hard not getting the bonus," Silva told MMA Junkie Radio. "I definitely thought I did enough.
It is what it is. I'm not going to cry about it. I went to go do my job, and people know that I probably deserve that bonus, but that's it.
" Silva mentioned that he was "broke" in his plea for the bonus in his in-cage-post-fight interview with commentator Michael Bisping. Given the public criticism of UFC's fighter pay, plus the company being in the midst of an antitrust lawsuit – which alleges the UFC has suppressed fighter pay through monopolistic practices, Silva believes his comments didn't sit right with the bosses. "Yeah, I mean, I think it might have been the fact that I said I was broke, you know," Silva said.