(L-R) Rich Franklin hugs Wanderlei Silva after their five-round UFC 147 catchweight bout at Estadio Jornalista Felipe Drummond on June 23, 2012 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. – Photo by Josh Hedges for UFC.com
Ultimate Fighting Championship officials awarded bonuses to four fighters from Saturday nights UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin event, handing out $65,000 to Marcos ‘Vina’ Vinicius, Rodrigo Damm, Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva.
“Knockout of the Night” went to Vinicius, while “Submission of the Night” went to Damm, leaving the “Fight of the Night” bonus to headliners Franklin and Silva.
UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin took place at the Estadio Jornalista Felipe Drumond in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Vinicius was down two rounds going into the third versus “TUF: Brazil” castmate Wagner Campos as part of the preliminary card on Facebook. Vinicius would land a big knee to the body and followed it up with several punches that dropped Campos along the cage.
Damm made short work of his “TUF: Brazil” castmate Anistavio Medeiros by finishing things with a first round submission. Damm was able to take Medeiros’ back and sink in a rear-naked choke to force an end at 2:12. The two fighters headlined the preliminary card.
Headliners Franklin and Silva offered up another exciting match earning another “Fight of the Night” bonus for their work against one another. Their first meeting took place back at UFC 99 and ended with Franklin winning by split decision. This time Franklin would improve his standing in the judges eyes, and despite surviving a one-sided round by Silva in the second, earned a unanimous decision from the judges.