UFC 117 Bonuses: Silva, Sonnen, Hughes, Struve Rewarded
Brian Knapp Aug 7, 2010
Stefan Struve file photo: Sherdog.com
After engaging in one of the most memorable encounters in UFC history, middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen banked matching $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonuses in wake of the UFC 117 headliner on Saturday at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.
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The win improved the 35-year-old Silva to 12-0 inside the Octagon, though he spent nearly the entire fight underneath Sonnen.
Meanwhile, UFC hall of famer Matt Hughes earned a second $60,000 “Submission of the Night” bonus, as he choked Ricardo Almeida unconscious with a modified anaconda choke in the first round of their welterweight matchup. Almeida, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Renzo Gracie, had never before been submitted.
Finally, the 6-foot-11 Stefan Struve pocketed a $60,000 “Knockout of the Night” bonus following his second-round, come-from-behind stoppage against Christian Morecraft. Struve survived a harrowing first-round assault that resulted in a bloody lip, as he put away Morecraft with a three-punch combination and follow-up strikes on the ground 22 seconds into round two.
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