UFC Hall of Famer Wanderlei Silva earned $1.2 million for a boxing match that ended in a massive brawl. This was reported by his teammate, former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum.
Fabricio Werdum
He signed the contract in dollars. It was 1.2 million dollars. I'm serious. Because he had a contract with another event and Spaten covered that contract. I'm not sure, but I heard that Popó earned 1 million reais. And Wanderlei almost 7 million reais, right? And that's not including the sponsors.
Recall that in September in São Paulo, Brazil, the Spaten Fight Night 2 boxing event took place, during which Wanderlei Silva fought former world champion Acelino Freitas.
In the fourth round, Silva was disqualified for multiple violations, including an intentional headbutt. After the referee stopped the fight, the fighters’ teams stormed the ring, and a massive fight broke out. One member of Freitas’s team knocked Wanderlei out cold.
