UFC London post-fight bonuses: Bisping, Silva, Packalen, Askham pocket $50,000

After the ups and downs that we had at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Silva in London, a few fighters ended up rewarded for…

By: Victor Rodriguez | 8 years ago
UFC London post-fight bonuses: Bisping, Silva, Packalen, Askham pocket $50,000
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After the ups and downs that we had at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Silva in London, a few fighters ended up rewarded for their efforts with a little extra.

During the post-fight press conference, the UFC’s Vice President for Europe, Middle East and Africa, James Elliott announced the bonuses for four of the evening’s contestants in the Fight Pass event, which took place live from London’s O2 arena.

Fight of the Night honors went to Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping, who both netted $50,000 each for their stellar (albeit a bit confusing and controversial) main event tilt that led to a victory for the British star. Silva now has 13 career post-fight bonuses, putting him into a 1st place tie with Joe Lauzon for most bonuses won in UFC history.

Finland’s Teemu Packalen came in on a full fight camp and made short work of Thibault Gouti, and the short yet thrilling bout got him a comfy bonus, also in the amount of $50,000 after the first round submission finish.

Scott Askham got his first career $50,000 bonus for his performance against the very tough Chris Dempsey, which resulted in a huge head kick knockout at the end of the first round.

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Victor Rodriguez has been a writer and podcaster for Bloody Elbow since 2015. He started his way as a lowly commenter and moderator to become the miscreant he is now. He often does weekly bits on fringe martial arts items across the globe, oddball street combat pieces, previews, analysis, and some behind-the-scenes support. He has trained in wrestling, Karate, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and the occasional Muay Thai and Judo lesson here and there. Victor has also been involved with acting and audio editing projects. He lives in Pennsylvania where he plays way too many video games and is an S-rank dad.

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