UFC 99 bonuses and awards for 'The Comeback' PPV fights
by Jesse Holland on Jun 13, 2009 9:06 PM EDT
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UFC 99: "The Comeback" from the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, has officially wrapped, which means that it’s time for those select fighters who went above and beyond in their respective fights to get a little extra grease for their efforts.
To the tune of $60,000 each.
The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses to four out of the 24 fighters on the card. And it shouldn’t come as a shock whose wallets are leaving "The Fatherland" a little heavier.
In addition to their base salaries, the UFC awarded Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva "Fight of the Night" for their gritty back-and-forth 195-pound war. It was a bout that saw Franklin survive a second round scare to come back and do just enough to eek out the unanimous decision victory.
It was a special attraction that delivered on all fronts.
Mike Swick earned "Knockout of the Night" with his second round TKO over Ben Saunders. "Quick" lived up to his nickname with a blistering combo that rocked the "Killa-B" and put him down for the count.
Swick now moves to 9-1 inside the Octagon and can't be far from a title shot -- or at least a number one contender match in the near future.
"Submission of the Night" went to British grappling whiz Terry Etim for his Brabo choke over Sacramento native Justin Buchholz. Etim improves to 4-2 under the UFC banner and moves himself up a notch on the lightweight ladder.
Here are the special fight bonuses for UFC 99:
Fight of the Night — Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva
Knockout of the Night — Mike Swick
Submission of the Night – Terry Etim
Again, each fighter received $60,000 extra for their performances in addition to their respective base salaries, which we will more than likely never see because the event was held overseas.
For complete UFC 99 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here and here.
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Anybody hear anything about cro cop leving for DREAM agin it is just yahoo but no other news outlet is saying anything so I am not going to beleve it I hope it is not true
by Shadow side on Jun 13, 2009 9:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just read the article. We’ll see after they release the post fight press conference. I wanna hear it for myself.
by rockwell on Jun 13, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the article says he dident have a post fight interview when he clerly did and if this was true all the mma sites would have been all over this by now yahoo is not creadible
by Shadow side on Jun 13, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didnt really enjoy the event all that much. Kind of boring.
Cain pity pat assault didnt really impress or excitement. What impressed me about his performance was slamming kongo around like a toddler and his chin holding up to well placed BOmbs from Kongo. IMO, he needs to go work on his ground n pound!
Main event was entertaining, and I have to give props to Franklin, who’s often criticized chin held up against some of Wandy’s bombs!Wandy NEEDS to win his next fight at middleweight, and one of these American wretslers need to properly teach him how to cut weight. I KNEW wANDY WOULD LOSE WHEN i SAW HIS DEMEANOR WALKING OUT TO THE FIGHT. He didnt look right…he had no energy, he seemed DRained n BOred….Right when I saw him walk out of the tunnel, I knew Rich was going to win the fight!
Ben Saunders didnt even fight. Very dissapointed.
Hardy looked Phenominal like I knew he would.
uno/Fisher BORED me (and I like the technical aspects of a fight)
Cro cop fight was a waste!
by john on Jun 14, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bit harsh there, John.
Cain can’t be perfect, geez. I wanted Kongo to win, but Cain proved he has an iron chin and did pretty well. But I was more impressed with Kongo because he used his striking well although he should have separated himself with Cain and tried to keep it standing when he could. That was disappointing. But his tenacity impressed me.
Yeah the Cro Cop fight was sad. I feel sorry for Al-Turk. Whether he would have lost or not — most likely he would have — to lose like that is unfortunate.
Boring? Gee, it was anything but boring. Hardy and Davis was a good fight, as was Franklin/Wanderlei, as was Cain/Kongo. And the Uno/Fisher fight was still entertaining although not great.
by Johnny Farnham on Jun 14, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
John, i am with you about the card. I actually like the uno fisher fight because i was just too invested in Uno(not money wise). I was knew that if he could get the TD that he would clown on the king but that didn’t happen until the last few seconds. I liked the Cain fight coz he trashed hyped up Kongo and i finally got to see his grappling game. I think he chose not to finish the fight with a sub to get ringtime. Anyways, dominance all around. But the rest were just plain terrible fights.
by NameNotRequired on Jun 14, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cain was f’in worthless!!!
If Kongo would only use his head sometime and stop trying to take everybody down, I think he does it because the scoring system is made for wrestlers and whoever spends most time on top without doing sh*t wins… poor performance and lame f’in takedowns!
by RoB on Jun 14, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You gotta realize though rob that this was his 6th fight. How do you expect him to fight like he’s fedor when he’s just learning basics like ring generalship, crisp combinations, measured aggression, and a complete grappling game even though he’s previously been in the cage less than 20 odd minutes. Kongo on the other hand after 25 fights still doesn’t have a grasp of basic ground maneuvers and tries to power through everything. I was certainly impressed.
by NameNotRequired on Jun 14, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
fair point NNR. LIke I said, there were things that impressed me about Cain, but I also saw a lot of holes and area’s that need improving! I thing is certain, he is FAR FROM A CONTENDER, but he does have a world of potential…once he reaches that potential, he will be scary!
by john on Jun 14, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Franklin’s chin has been unfarily criticized, as last night’s fight can attest. The laser-guided knees and punches Anderson KO’d him with would stop anybody.
by Jeremyjackson on Jun 14, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good call, JJ.
The rest of you bastards are too harsh, bagging the card.
Geeeez.
by Johnny Farnham on Jun 14, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully to fight Overeem like he said he would.
by DirtyML on Jun 13, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
anyone who thinks fisher won is an idiot
by the heat on Jun 13, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
because all you need to do is win the last 30 seconds of a 3 round decision, right?
by Egads on Jun 13, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There were a lot of “Dana said this and Dana said that” in the Yahoo adrticle post. I dont think Kevin Iole would use this just to stir the pot.
I think it is pretty safe to say that Cro Cop is gone and f**ked Dana
by fightfan on Jun 13, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
who cares, he beat al-turk. The CC of old is long gone.
by Crowls on Jun 14, 2009 2:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, Bear with me, I just put alot of thought into this. I realize I’m missing a few guys from the division but after today’s fights, I started thinking about the 170’s. This is what I’ve got for matchups.
GSP v Alves(booked)
Fitch v P. Thiago(booked)
Swick v Kampmann(#1 contender fight)
Hardy v A. Johnson
Kos v Hughes
Condit v McCrory
Hazelett v Almeida(he dropped to 170 right)
Serra v Karo P.
Matt Brown v C. Wilson
B. Saunders v Yoshida
P. Taylor v Davis
P. Kelly v Lytle
these are in no particular order, just matchups i think would make sense and lend to good fights. I’d also love to see Riggs and especially Diaz back in the mix. Diaz immediate title shot at winner of GSP alves. Shields would be good too but I’m not sold on him and I don’t think he has the balls to ever come to the UFC. I think he struggles with all the top 10 and gets smashed by quite a few of the UFC’s elite 170’s.
by Crowls on Jun 14, 2009 2:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I realize some of these guys probly already have fights booked, but this is the list of guys I could think of and the fights that would make sense to me as of today. I purposely left out a few guys like Goulet and Burns…fuck it, let em fight each other if they’re gonna be around. they suck.
by Crowls on Jun 14, 2009 2:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would also like to propose a weight class restructuring. I know some guys thought the jump from 185 to 205 was big and there was room for another class. Here’s what i say.
135
145
160
175
190
210(or 205)
230
270
I think the biggest need is for a class for the small HW’s. There may not be a ton of the big HW’s, but you gotta figure that alot of the smaller guys, 220 to 240 normally, would fight in both classes. I just feel like there should be a belt for the guys Couture’s size who are at a huge disadvantage to monsters like Brock. I also feel like the 5 pounds extra on each class would let the monsters of the weight classes now not have to cut quite so much weight and stay strong. Alves and GSP cutting 5 lbs less(swick for that matter, he looks skinny as shit at 170). Sherk at 160 instead of 155. Wand, Florian, and Marq. at 190. I guess there’s no perfect system. You could have a hundred weight classes like boxing so everyone fits somewhere but that’s no fun. It dilutes the talent too much and cutting weight and size will be an issue regardless. Any thoughts??
by Crowls on Jun 14, 2009 2:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i like the weights as they are now. but i think they should add a 225# weight class for the guys like couture and velasquez. and create a 195 pound division as well like joe and rich were talking about after the fight. i like the ww matchups you have. kos and hughes is a fight ive been wanting to see for awhile now. def bring diaz back now that he has developed some standup he poses a problem for everybody.
by day1er on Jun 14, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you start adding weight classes then pretty soon you’ll end up like boxing with 3 or 4 pounds difference from one class to the next.
by PW on Jun 14, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Makes me sick how everyone looks down on Franklin’s win, i know everyone loves Wand but give Rich the respect he deserves.
That is all.
by Green Inferno on Jun 13, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
agreed…he put on a great fight that should be respected win lose or draw
by mikey d on Jun 13, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GI – completely agree mate. He had the better of the fight and deserved a win. End of the day, Wanderlei could not put him away and paid the price.
by DownUnder on Jun 13, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not looking down on Franklin as much as I’m disappointed that Wand lost b/c I wanted to see Silva v Silva in the near future.
by RED on Jun 14, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still amazes me that spencer fisher won that fight.
by Toad on Jun 13, 2009 9:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
unbelieveable man the guy did absoultely nothing for the whole fight at least uno was agressive and went for submissions and ground an pound
by the heat on Jun 13, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I gave Fisher the 1st round but had Uno winning the 2nd and 3rd. I dont know what they were watching.
by NorthStar on Jun 13, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
whats the submission called when you try to get an ankle lock with you testicles?
by Egads on Jun 13, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
CroCop was on a 1 fight deal so yea he probaly is going back to DREAM
by brad on Jun 13, 2009 10:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Watch the post fight video and he calls out Randy or Nog … I think he wants to fight the other vet’s before he finishes .. and I think this is something the fans want to see! I do.
by DownUnder on Jun 13, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just saw the new entry – he has signed with Dream, my bad!
by DownUnder on Jun 13, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Etim is 4-2, not 3-0. He beat Grice, Stout, Cobb & Buchholz, lost to Tibau & Clementi
by joe on Jun 13, 2009 10:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I am really liking Swick at the moment, I hope he gets the winner out of GSP and Thiago …
by DownUnder on Jun 13, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who has Swick beat? You think he deserves a title shot after beating Saunders?
by NorthStar on Jun 14, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
why, so can get knocked the F*CK out??
by sarah on Jun 14, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think davis vs. hardy should have received fight of the night
by jj on Jun 14, 2009 12:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GOOD NIGHT OF FIGHTS.. REALLY LIKED HOW WANDERLEI FOUGHT… IF HE DIDNT GET TIRED POSSIBLE WEIGHT CUT.. HE WUDDA FINISHED FRANKLIN… ALL AROUND GOOD FIGHTS>>>> DAVIS SHUDDA STANDED MORE WIT HARDY HE LOOKED LIKE A PUSSY<< WIT ALL THAT WAS SAID..CANT WAIT FOR 100 BROCK WARRRR!!
by zackman on Jun 14, 2009 1:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
none of the fights were that good. I had a party and everyone in the party was bored by the end of the event
by ramon on Jun 14, 2009 3:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
please find your caps lock button dude. and 195 isnt that big a weight cut for wand….he walks around at about 205 naturally so losing 10 pounds shouldnt have been a big deal. franklin is much bigger than wand anyway so if cutting hurt anyone it should have been rich
by TheLastProdigiousRushingAxeMurderingEmperor on Jun 14, 2009 3:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A solid 6/10 for the PPV. Most of the fights were boring or just not that entertaining with the exception of the Wanderlei/Franklin match. I was interested seeing CroCop back in the mix, and though he was controlling that fight and would have possibly won that fight (I can’t say for certain, its mma, not an exact science), he won via the really bad, accidental eye poke and then tried to play it down like it was nothing. I’m more amazed that the referee didn’t notice the obvious eye poke, even from the reaction it was obvious.
The biggest think I learned from this PPV is that Kongo is a moron. He drops Cain in each round with his first punches but decides to clicnh or attempt a takedown against a standout wrestler like Cain? Does Kongo not realise what horrible grappling he has? Did he not learn that he couldn’t out-grapple Cain from the first 2 rounds when he was dominated and couldn’t get up? Absolute idiot.
Just wondering, did anyone else notice the attempt at an eye gouge against Saunders by Swick really early in the 1st round? I might be wrong, but when I saw it, I thought it was a tad intentional.
by Belisarius on Jun 14, 2009 10:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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