UFC 147 Bonuses: Rich Franklin, Wanderlei Silva, Rodrigo Damm, and Marcos Vinicius earn extra $65,000

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Saturday's UFC 147 event was a success in Brazil, drawing an energetic and raucous crowd of 16,643 to the Estadio Jornalista Felipe Drumond in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It was a card meant for the Brazilian fans, and though the biggest star on the card in Wanderlei Silva fell short, fans were happy with what they witnessed.

Four fighters were made even happier with their performances as well, as the UFC handed out $65,000 bonuses to Silva, Rich Franklin, Rodrigo Damm, and Marcos "Vina" Vinicius for their efforts.

Franklin and Silva took the "Fight of the Night" for their five round battle in the night's main event. Franklin was able to use footwork to avoid Silva's rushes, while attacking with his own combinations and staying active throughout four of the five rounds. However, Silva nearly ended the fight in the second round when he dropped Franklin with a big strike and landed a torrent of punches on the ground. Franklin survived, however, and took over for the rest of the bout.

Damm, the former Strikeforce competitor and "TUF: Brazil" featherweight competitor, took out rival Anistavio "Gasparzinho" Medeiros in quick fashion, knocking him down and locking on a rear naked choke in fairly quick fashion in the first round. That finish earned him the "Submission of the Night."

Another featherweight competitor from "TUF: Brazil" took home the night's "Knockout of the Night" award, as Vinicius took out Wagner Campos with a huge flurry of strikes against the cage.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_13680.shtml

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