Despite contested defeat, Anderson pockets R$200 in bonuses at UFC London

In addition to the protagonists of the main fight, Scott Askham and Teemu Packalen, both from the preliminary card, were also awarded

Lucas Carrano

27/02/2016 | 21:53

Anderson didn't come away with the victory, but he took the US$50 bonus. Photo: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/UFC

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Anderson Silva came out upset with the result of the main fight of the UFC London. Now, however, the Brazilian has a great reason, or hundreds of thousands of reasons, to be less angry with the decision. The fight between Spider and Michael Bisping it was chosen as the fight of the night in England and resulted in a bonus of US$50 (approximately R$200, at current rates) for each fighter.

In addition to Anderson and Bisping, the other fighters awarded on the night were Scott Askham and Teemu Packalen, both of whom were part of the night's preliminary card. Recipient of the night's performance bonus, both took home the same US$50 (R$200).

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O UFC London it also broke the attendance record in the history of Ultimate in the United Kingdom. The event was attended by 16.734 fans, which generated box office receipts of more than US$2 million (around R$8 million).