Mario Bautista should be feeling on top of the world right now. The 31-year-old recently picked up the biggest victory of his career when he beat Jose Aldo at UFC 307 last month, but his performance in Salt Lake City has seemingly failed to boost his profile in the eyes of UFC fans.
Despite the victory over Aldo helping Bautista break into the top ten in the UFC’s 135lb rankings, the uninspiring manner with which he went about nullifying the UFC hall-of-famer at the Delta Centre led to a barrage of criticism in the immediate aftermath.