UFC star Junior dos Santos says he is owed $50,000 by Mike Tyson after a comment from the boxing legend saw him stripped of a bonus payout for the manner in which he beat an opponent.
The Brazilian MMA star produced a memorable knockout blow to claim victory over Mark Hunt at UFC 160 back in May 2013. Dos Santos' eye-catching spinning wheel kick to end the bout convinced UFC boss Dana White to hand him both the 'Fight of the Night' and 'Knockout of the Night' bonuses.
But, after Tyson's intervention, he claims he was later stripped of the latter and lost out on a five-figure sum in the process. "Back in the day, Mike Tyson took from me $50,000 because of Dana White!" dos Santos told the Sun. "When I fought Mark Hunt I had two Bonuses of the.
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