UFC Tampa fighter rues not getting a bonus from Dana White despite finishing "a dude that's never been finished before"

UFC CEO Dana White closed off UFC Tampa by awarding performance bonuses to Michael Johnson and Dustin Jacoby for their thunderous knockouts of Ottman Azaitar and Vitor Petrino respectively. However, this left Sean Woodson, who TKO'd Fernando Padilla, incensed.

The UFC shared an Instagram post commemorating Johnson and Jacoby's knockouts, hailing them as worthy of their Performance Bonuses. This drew a comment from Woodson, who felt that he was deserving of similar recognition and the $50,000 post-fight bonus himself.

He pointed out that he had managed to finish an opponent who had never been stopped before. In fact, Woodson even took to tagging White's account in his comment, requesting an off-the-table bonus of sorts, which isn't unheard of.

"I finished a dude that's never been finished before @danawhite damn I can't get lil sumn sumn extra"

A screenshot of Sean Woodson's comment

Unfortunately, Woodson is unlikely to receive the bonus, lacking the kind of public profile to draw such a reaction from White. He remains unranked in the promotion's featherweight division, despite his recent exploits. However, with his TKO of Padilla, he should now be knocking on the door of the top 15.

'The Sniper' is among the tallest fighters to ever compete at 145 pounds, standing at 6 feet 2 inches in height, with a 78-inch reach. His range and outfighting has proved difficult for his opponents to overcome, and he will continue to provide tough challenges for his foes.

However, the top 15 will present a different level of opposition to the one he's grown accustomed to in unranked territory.

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Sean Woodson is deserving of Dana White's attention

While Sean Woodson failed to gain Dana White's notice at UFC Tampa, he is on an exceptional run of form. The lanky featherweight is unbeaten in seven fights, six of which are ones, with a draw to Luis Saldaña splitting his win streaks. Prior to beating Fernando Padilla, he had outworked Alex Caceres in a close fight.

Check out Sean Woodson getting his hand raised:

Before that, he defeated Charles Jourdain via split-decision. At 13-1-1, he is a dark horse in the division, having only ever tasted defeat once in his career in the form of a submission loss to Julian Erosa.