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Thursday, Mar 05, 2015

UFC’s Matt Dwyer Talks “POTN” Win: “You Don’t Really See Too Many Superman Punch Knockouts”

Matt Dwyer (photo via UFC.com)

By Kelsey Mowatt

Matt Dwyer wasn’t thinking about scoring a bonus when he first rocked William Macario at UFC FN 61, but it didn’t take long before he was wondering whether the “Superman Punch” had earned him an extra $50K.

Dwyer made highlight reels on February 22nd, by flooring the welterweight with the flashy technique in the opening round. The memorable win was an early contender for a “Performance of the Night” award, and after the event, Dwyer was one of four fighters to receive the bonus.

“Oh yeah. I had my fingers crossed,” Dwyer relayed on a recent Full Contact Fighter podcast, while discussing whether he was thinking about being selected for the award. “I was definitely hoping to get the 50 grand for sure. You don’t really see too many “Superman Punch” knockouts, and I did some looking up, and I don’t think there’s ever been a “Superman Punch” knockout in the UFC. I’m not too sure. Maybe there is.”

“There’s only been another one on Youtube that I’ve been able to see, and that’s from like two years ago on a different organization,” Dwyer furthered. “But that’s all I’ve seen as far as “Superman Punches” go.”

Of course, any fighter is happy to earn an extra $50,000, but for a 25 year-old who is still relatively new to the UFC, the bonus is a huge windfall.

“And it helps out too right? Obviously I want to make sure that I’ve got all my accounting straight, and that I’m ready for tax season, but it’s nice to have that security right now,” Dwyer noted. “I can just focus on training and I’ll have money for a rainy day. It just brings a lot of peace of mind.”

The “POTN” aside, it was pivotal win for Dwyer, considering how his UFC debut went last October. Dwyer took on Albert Tumenov at UFC FN 54, and was knocked out in the first round with a headkick. Dwyer had worked his way into the UFC by putting together a five fight win streak, which included wins over UFC vets in DaMarques Johnson and Shonie Carter.

“Like I was saying, you’re only as good as your last fight. One minute, nobody’s talking to you and the next, you can be right in the spotlight,” said Dwyer. “So, yeah, coming off a tough loss, I told myself this is where I want to be. I want to be in the UFC. I don’t want to do all this work to get here and just get pushed out. There’s no way.”

“So I went out, went down to Brazil, with one thought in my mind; I’m not going to settle for anything less than a win tonight. I want this really bad. I did everything I had to do to get that win. It was definitely motivating. I sustained some damage after my fight with Tumenov. My face was fractured a bit in my orbital and my jaw; luckily I didn’t have to go in for surgery. I was thanking my lucky stars for that because I want to have longevity in the sport. I want to go far.”

With the victory at UFC FN 61, the Toshido MMA fighter extended his overall record to 8-2.

posted by FCF Staff @ 9:00 am
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