Felice Herrig vs. Justine Kish should probably be remembered for Kish’s gutsy survival in the midst of being choked by Felice Herrig, but the back and forth women’s strawweight battle at UFC Fight Night 112 will be forever remembered by Kish leaving it all in the cage. All of it. Kish, struggling to break free from Herrig’s grasp, had an accident right inside the Octagon. As she wisely put it, “sh*t happens.”
I am a warrior, and I will never quit #ShitHappens haha be back soon.
— Justine Kish (@JustineKish) June 26, 2017
Here’s the moment, after the jump:
https://twitter.com/FancyCombat/status/879179055588921346
Not everyone could handle a million people watching them relieve themselves while being beaten up, but Kish did so with aplomb. In fact, she handled it so well, Dana White is going to give her a bonus. Here’s what she told The Domenick Nati Show:
“[Dana White] called me the day after the fight and he wanted to check with me and make sure I was okay. He noticed that we had a little humiliation behind what happened, and he encouraged me and said, ‘you fought as a warrior in there and I loved the way you dealt with it.’
“Another thing that is cool is that Dana suggested that I have a small bonus, a gift, for my performance. UFC is very good at giving little secret bonuses, I did not ask and I do not know how much it will be, so let’s see in a few weeks.”
Say what you will about the UFC’s treatment of its employees, but this is a pretty cool thing to do. Dana White didn’t have to throw Kish a few bucks for soiling his mat.
(Via BJ Penn)
