UFC strawweight, Cheyanne Buys is definitely making her name among the MMA fans slowly but steadily. Though she lost her last fight she was able to impress the fans with her never-give-up attitude and fighter mentality. And this time she destroyed her opponent, Gloria de Paula in one minute in the main card of UFC vegas 33.
Cheyanne Buys took 60 seconds to rock Gloria de Paula with a stunning head kick and finish the fight with vicious ground and pound. This not only earns her the 6th win of his mixed martial arts career but also she was rewarded with the performance of the night bonus.
A lot has been made about the UFC fighter’s pay issue in recent times. The biggest names in the world combat sports such as Jon Jones, Jorge Masvidal, Francis Ngannou, even Jake Paul have openly talked about the fighter’s pay issue in UFC.
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Cheyanne Buys gets emotional talking about her performance of the night bonus
It is true that fighters fighting on prelims earn just enough to pay their bills. And we got reminded of that once again as Cheyanne Buys opened up on her financial condition following her win at UFC Vegas 33.
When asked about what the $50k bonus means to her, Buys got emotional and said: “I am negative in my account right now. So it’s gonna make a big difference. This whole paycheck actually is, I will have to pay 15,000 for a loan I got from a few people. So I made 10 and 10 for my win and show. So that 20,000 is just gone. And I was okay with it. I was okay if I won and that cheque was gone. Cause I made the move out here and I knew this fight was gonna be just for the move. This is the best decision me and my husband made for our careers.”
“Just to get that bonus, I have been so broke my whole life because of this sport but it’s so worth it to me. Because I love the sport. But to get a 50,000 paycheque, my husband is going to tell me to put it away. I am definitely gonna buy some nice stuff. I like to buy a little bit of things for my house and my animals, I really like to spoil my family. This week I am definitely taking my team to a nice dinner. It’s life-changing for sure.”
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If Cheyanne Buys keeps on winning then she has the potential to be a star in the UFC strawweight division. Fans are already rooting for her with only a couple of fights in UFC and her persona does help her to attract the fanbase a lot.
But, at the end of the day, it all comes to whether you can perform inside the UFC cage. And after UFC Vegas 33, Cheyanne Buys has removed all doubts around whether she can put up a fight in the octagon.