In the co-main event at UFC 139 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA on Saturday night, Wanderlei Silva beat Cung Le by TKO (strikes) at 4:49 of the second round.
The pair were awarded $70,000 bonuses by UFC president Dana White for fight of the night honors.
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