Wood Returns Opponent's Money After Weight-miss Fine

Nathaniel Wood says he has returned nan money force Jose Delgado was fined by nan UFC for missing weight earlier their conflict successful Abu Dhabi past month.

American Delgado was fined 20 percent of his conflict purse for weighing successful 1 lb complete nan 146lb (10st 6lb) featherweight limit.

Typically fines for missing weight spell to nan wrongdoer's opponent, but Wood says he has returned nan money to Delgado - a motion which is uncommon successful nan UFC.

Londoner Wood edged nan bout via unanimous determination - a consequence which divided sentiment among fans and pundits - but says he repaid Delgado because his capacity deserved it.

"To nan group messaging maine saying I robbed him, man I gave him his weight miss purse back," Wood said connected Instagram., external

"Me personally, I was a spot [annoyed], he's missed weight. He shouldn't beryllium fighting astatine this weight. To maine nan feline is excessively large to beryllium making 145lb, hence why he's missed weight.

"But it was only 1 lb and nan kid is evidently not connected arsenic overmuch money arsenic I'm on. He's travel successful and fixed 1 hellhole of a fight. So to me, he deserves his money."

Wood, 32, was an underdog heading into nan title but dealt 27-year-old Delgado only nan 2nd conclusion of his career.

A action of fans and pundits based on that Delgado should person been awarded triumph by nan judges, but Wood believes nan consequence was justified.

"In nan fight, successful my mind, I was for illustration 'I've won'. He's won nan first round, I've won nan 2nd information and nan 3rd information is nan decider. I consciousness for illustration I won nan 3rd round," said Wood.

"Watching nan conflict backmost - and this is maine being brutally honorable and not being biased - it could person gone either way."

The triumph was Wood's 3rd successful a statement astatine featherweight and he utilized his post-fight question and reply to telephone for a bout against 12th-ranked Patricio Pitbull.