Tony
25-05-2009, 08:35
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UFC 98: “Evans vs. Machida” from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, has officially wrapped, which means that it’s time for those select fighters who went above and beyond in their respective fights to get a little extra grease for their efforts.
To the tune of $60,000 each.
The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses to four out of the 22 fighters on the card. And it shouldn’t come as a shock whose wallets are leaving “Sin City” a little heavier.
In addition to their base salaries, the UFC awarded welterweight warriors Matt Hughes and Matt Serra “Fight of the Night” for their gritty back-and-forth 170-pound war. It was a bout that saw Hughes survive an early scare to come back and out-muscle Serra en route to a unanimous decision victory.
Both fighters certainly made the most of their opportunity.
Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida, who was an early favorite coming into this fight, shocked the pay-per-view audience with a devastating stoppage over previously unbeaten Rashad Evans.
It not only earned him “Knockout of the Night,” but the dubious honor of being the first man to stop Evans in his career.
“Submission of the Night” went to WEC alum Brock Larson for his relatively quick work over last minute replacement Mike Pyle. Larson locked in a suffocating arm triangle choke to move himself up welterweight ladder..
Here are the special fight bonuses for UFC 98:
Fight of the Night — Matt Serra vs. Matt Hughes
Knockout of the Night — Lyoto Machida
Submission of the Night – Brock Larson
Again, each fighter received $60,000 extra for their performances in addition to their respective base salaries, which we will pass along as soon as possible.
For complete UFC 98 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here (http://mmamania.com/2009/05/23/live-ufc-98-results-and-coverage-tonight-may-23/) and here (http://mmamania.com/2009/05/23/ufc-98-results-from-last-night-and-recap-for-evans-vs-machida/).
UFC 98: “Evans vs. Machida” from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, has officially wrapped, which means that it’s time for those select fighters who went above and beyond in their respective fights to get a little extra grease for their efforts.
To the tune of $60,000 each.
The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses to four out of the 22 fighters on the card. And it shouldn’t come as a shock whose wallets are leaving “Sin City” a little heavier.
In addition to their base salaries, the UFC awarded welterweight warriors Matt Hughes and Matt Serra “Fight of the Night” for their gritty back-and-forth 170-pound war. It was a bout that saw Hughes survive an early scare to come back and out-muscle Serra en route to a unanimous decision victory.
Both fighters certainly made the most of their opportunity.
Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida, who was an early favorite coming into this fight, shocked the pay-per-view audience with a devastating stoppage over previously unbeaten Rashad Evans.
It not only earned him “Knockout of the Night,” but the dubious honor of being the first man to stop Evans in his career.
“Submission of the Night” went to WEC alum Brock Larson for his relatively quick work over last minute replacement Mike Pyle. Larson locked in a suffocating arm triangle choke to move himself up welterweight ladder..
Here are the special fight bonuses for UFC 98:
Fight of the Night — Matt Serra vs. Matt Hughes
Knockout of the Night — Lyoto Machida
Submission of the Night – Brock Larson
Again, each fighter received $60,000 extra for their performances in addition to their respective base salaries, which we will pass along as soon as possible.
For complete UFC 98 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here (http://mmamania.com/2009/05/23/live-ufc-98-results-and-coverage-tonight-may-23/) and here (http://mmamania.com/2009/05/23/ufc-98-results-from-last-night-and-recap-for-evans-vs-machida/).