I'm not sure exactly if he got a win bonus vs Yoshida. Pride doesn't officially release fighter pay, so it's all rumor and speculation. I just know that the winner of GP's always gets a bonus purse. It used to be more though. I think they were giving out $250,000 to the winner for the 2004 HWGP.
I understand that Cro Cop doesn't want to fight for free if he would happen to get by Silva and then lose in the finals. I would think that in Pride's eyes the pay that the fighters are receiving for the night is for the prospect of having 2 fights and not just for the 1 semi-final fights.
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