IMG/GIF How come no fine or suspension for Jingliang's eye gouge?

[MovinOn]

He actually got a $50,000 performance bonus for Fight of the Night despite this horrific move!

Is there anyone who doesn't think this wasn't a blatant foul? Based on body positioning, and seeing how a desperate Jingliang, at risk of being choked out, placed his right hand over Matthews' face (so, even blindly, he could tell where Matthews' chin and nose are), Jingliang reached into Matthews' eye socket with a couple of his left fingers and squeezed like hell.

That should result in a severe penalty. The UFC is irresponsible if it does nothing about that disgusting tactic.

 

[nuraknu]

He actually got a $50,000 performance bonus for Fight of the Night despite this horrific move!

Is there anyone who doesn't think this wasn't a blatant foul? Based on body positioning, and seeing how a desperate Jingliang, at risk of being choked out, placed his right hand over Matthews' face (so, even blindly, he could tell where Matthews' chin and nose are), Jingliang reached into Matthews' eye socket with a couple of his left fingers and squeezed like hell.

That should result in a severe penalty. The UFC is irresponsible if it does nothing about that disgusting tactic.

Isn't it up to the local athletic commission?

 

[MovinOn]

Isn't it up to the local athletic commission?

You may be right about that, @nuraknu. If that's the case, then the onus is on the Australian athletic commission. But the UFC still sent the wrong message by rewarding Jingliang with a performance bonus after that terrible display of sportsmanship.

 

[Dashabox]

Yeah that was dirty as fuck. I was glad when he lost. That can end a career.

 

[benjo0101]

He will claim he couldnt see what he was grabbing at. Which is utter bollocks. A clear deliberate attempt to use it to his advantage. Was a good fight except for that, I would have been pissed as fuck with him post fight if I was Matthews. None of this hugging each other bullshit, he tried to blind you to win a fight.

 

[Robbie Hart]

I’ll have to watch it.....what round?

 

[Ghost Bro]

I’ll have to watch it.....what round?

2 I think, he escapes a nasty guilotine, he put 3 fingers in there in front of the ref

 

[Ghost Bro]

 

[ECC170]

Jake should have been awarded the submission win for that b.s.

 

[benjo0101]

Jake should have been awarded the submission win for that b.s.

KO via DQ surely?

 

[MovinOn]

Here's another grotesque view of it. Fuck, it's bad!


View: https://twitter.com/justinhartling/status/962534617482973185

 

[MovinOn]

At least it appears there is no permanent damage.


View: https://www.instagram.com/p/BfDqtvNHklY/?taken-by=jakematthewsufc

 

[SensoriaUtopia]

OP is right, blatant or not, that was one of the worst eyepokes I have seen, dude was fucking digging in, not just poking but digging in. WTF was the ref doing he was right there and did nootin.

 

[jason73]

jingaling should have to fight gerard gordeau NHB next