After unpaid 'Fight of Night' bonus, Frank Camacho wants to run it back with Damien Brown

SYDNEY – Had he not had issues making weight for his bout with Damien Brown at UFC Fight Night 121, Frank Camacho would be $50,000 richer.

But Camacho (21-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) didn’t make the mark on the scale for his welterweight fight with Brown (17-11 MMA, 2-3 UFC), which left him ineligible for fight-night bonuses. It turned out the pair put on a classic slugfest and won “Fight of the Night” – an award only Brown could collect on after a split-decision loss.

UFC Fight Night 121 took place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. It aired on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

Camacho said he miscalculated his weight cut and said no fault lies with nutritionist George Lockhart – whom Brown was using, too, coincidentally.

“What happened was I cut the water a little too early,” Camacho said. “The day before, right when I was going to start cutting, my body was actually holding (water). So I messed up on my part, and George got me a six-pack.”

But given his win was a split call, and given he couldn’t pick up the bonus, a suggestion was made by Dan Hardy in his post-fight interview with Camacho that maybe the two should fight again.

If nothing else, the fans probably wouldn’t mind it. And UFC 220 takes place in Perth, Australia, in February – so Brown could fight at home again and try to even the score.

“Dude – let’s do it,” Camacho said. “Damien Brown, man, I feel like I owe that to him. If that’s what the fans want to see, I wouldn’t mind coming back to Australia. I’ll come in and I’ll come in as a pro – let’s do it, dude. Let’s do it, dude. We’re gonna do it.”

For more from Camacho, check out the video above.

And for complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 121, check out the UFC Events section of the site.