John
06-14-2009, 08:34 AM
Credit: Steve Cofield
Even though he lost to Rich Franklin at UFC 99, Wanderlei Silva got some extra cash since their battle was the Fight of the Night. Other rewards went to Mike Swick for Knockout of the Night and Terry Etim for Submission of the Night.
The event in Cologne, Germany drew 12,800 fans and produced a gate of $1.3 million at an average of just over $100 per ticket.
However, the biggest story was Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic telling UFC president Dana White he didn't want to sign a long-term contract with the company. His claim was that he couldn't because he had already signed a three fight deal with DREAM in Japan.
The following was Dana White's response:
"Isn’t that a dirty (expletive) thing to do?” White asked rhetorically after being queried about Filipovic’s deal with DREAM. “He (expletived) me. The first time in the history of the company I do one over the phone. He promised me a three-fight deal and he (expletived) me.”
Even though he lost to Rich Franklin at UFC 99, Wanderlei Silva got some extra cash since their battle was the Fight of the Night. Other rewards went to Mike Swick for Knockout of the Night and Terry Etim for Submission of the Night.
The event in Cologne, Germany drew 12,800 fans and produced a gate of $1.3 million at an average of just over $100 per ticket.
However, the biggest story was Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic telling UFC president Dana White he didn't want to sign a long-term contract with the company. His claim was that he couldn't because he had already signed a three fight deal with DREAM in Japan.
The following was Dana White's response:
"Isn’t that a dirty (expletive) thing to do?” White asked rhetorically after being queried about Filipovic’s deal with DREAM. “He (expletived) me. The first time in the history of the company I do one over the phone. He promised me a three-fight deal and he (expletived) me.”