UFC 102 bonuses and awards for 'Couture vs Nogueira' PPVfights

by Jesse Holland on Aug 30, 2009 10:02 AM EDT in UFC Bonuses and Awards

UFC 102: "Couture vs. Nogueira" from the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, 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 may not come as a shock whose wallets are leaving "The City of Roses" a little heavier.

In addition to their base salaries, the UFC awarded former heavyweight champions Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira "Fight of the Night" for their gritty, back-and-forth war.

"Minotauro" proved he still has plenty of horsepower under the hood, dropping "The Natural" on separate occasions and nearly finishing him in the third round en route to winning their "Battle of the Ages."

Nate Marquardt looked "Great" against Demian Maia. He needed just 22 seconds to land "Knockout of the Night" and cement his place on a very short list of UFC middleweight contenders.

It wasn't as quick as Marquardt or as technical as Nogueira, but UFC sophomore Jake Rosholt nevertheless got it done against Chris Leben in their middleweight tilt, putting "The Crippler" to sleep at 1:30 of the third round and securing a "Submission of the Night" bonus.

Here are the special fight bonuses for UFC 102:

Fight of the Night — Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Knockout of the Night — Nate Marquardt
Submission of the Night -– Jake Rosholt

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. The highly anticipated event drew 16,088 fans for a $1.92 million gate

For complete UFC 102 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here and here.

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Randy v Nog fight of the year??

by bons on Aug 30, 2009 10:05 AM EDT reply actions

yeah. Has to be.

by JeremyJackscan on Aug 30, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Definitely a candidate. Very Very technical much like Nog-Barnett I even though he got robbed in that fight. This fight showed what complete champions when they got experience and technique. This is why i wanna see contenders spends years building their skills instead of being rushed because the end result is so worth it.

by NameNotRequired on Aug 30, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Kind of dumb?

by yoububg on Aug 30, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I am happy for Jake Rosholt, I have no idea what he gets paid for a fight, (maybe between $8,000 and $15,000) so to win $60,000 is like winning the lottery. And I cann’t stand Leban.

by iagoof22 on Aug 30, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions

That arm triangle was awesome. Thiago Silva will be a problem for most 205 pounders.

by Brawler on Aug 30, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions

I jumped from Rosholt to another thought. What is Jardine thinking??

by Brawler on Aug 30, 2009 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions

I jumped from Rosholt to another thought. What is Jardine thinking??

by Brawler on Aug 30, 2009 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions

he isn’t thinking…

by RoBerto on Aug 30, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions

It doesn’t matter. He has a guaranteed 6-figure per year contract in place. His manager is the one recouping the money!

by Ertz on Aug 30, 2009 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions

loved that fight but fight of the year still has to be guida and sanchez

by drinaman3 on Aug 30, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

NO WAY! Nog vs. Randy was LEGENDARY performance!!!!

by john G on Aug 30, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree. Nog and Randy fought an awesome fight.
It was an honor just watching. :)

I can’t wait to see both of them fighting again (not each other).
Hopefully it doesn’t take to long.

by Natas on Aug 30, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Great fight, but NOT legendary. It wasn’t a back and forth battle, it was Randy surviving and escaping and not being able to even slow Nog down, and that should prove the difference.

by chefdaddy on Aug 30, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Has to be FOTY, it was similar to Diego-Clay where one fighter outclassed the other, with his opponent doing well to survive, but this fight had been hyped up for a lot longer so it had greater expectations and it delivered them, stealing the show on an excellent card. Randy-Nog was also a lot more technical and displayed a much wider range of martial arts than Diego-Clay.

I’m surprised that there weren’t a few KOTN bonuses given for this show, whilst Nate deserved it I feel that Thiago and Duffee were both unlucky not to get anything, especially Todd who won in 7s and was presumably paid the least of all 3.

by David W-S on Aug 30, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions

While the Randy fight was very exciting for the most part, I actually thought the Dunham fight was a better candidate for FOTN.

by Dakatak on Aug 30, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions

any fight where one guy lays on another and then hugs him while getting elbowed in the head isn’t fight of the year.

by Jimbob on Aug 30, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions

that fight wasn’t half as good as Sanchez / Guida.

by simmy on Aug 30, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Give Marquardt Hendo now. That’s a betetr fight for me than watching either against the Spider. Spider will finish both again so leave em fight each other and then fight Silva

by IrishKev on Aug 30, 2009 10:06 AM EDT reply actions

bad idea. we need all the contenders at 85 that we can get.

by JB on Aug 30, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions

marquardt vs wanderlei

by bradpittfightclub on Aug 30, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions

100% agree, there is nothing to gain for anderson if he fights either marquardt or hendo again. he would destroy them both, AGAIN. anderson is “retiring” soon anyways so just ride it out and put the belt up for grabs then. no one in 185 deserves a title shot, when the title holder is anderson.

by Rampage woooooo on Aug 30, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions

yeah i think hendo should fight nate so that anderson can fight more at light heavy, especially if he is retiring soon. There are a lot more interesting fights at light heavy than two rematches with guys he beat. although both hendo and nate looked awesome in their last fights

by Bk on Aug 30, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Fantastic fight both Nog and Randy still have it FOTY so far

by Shadow side on Aug 30, 2009 10:09 AM EDT reply actions

oh yes the boxing in this fight was beautiful, nogs speed was amazing, and randy is one tough basterd. best fight ive seen this year

by Jared on Aug 30, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Did you not see Diego Sanchez vs Clay Guida?

by Bran on Aug 30, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions

yeah but that was sloppy compared to this, and not to mention this fight was between the #2 heavyweight and a legend. any fighters can pull of a sanchez-guida by just swinging at the fences

by Jared on Aug 30, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions

last night was a beautiful display of techniqule skill by both sides striking wrestling and BJJ it was all there it was a privilege to see those two work and put it all on the line on a side note it should have been a five rounder

by Shadow side on Aug 30, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions

2 HW?? You have to be kidding – he’d be a punching bag for Brock Loser. Maybe if they were fighting in wheelchairs then Nog may be a slight fav. HW division is a bunch of has beens – they need some new blood in the UFC and Fat-dor is not the answer.

by deadgrassinyard on Aug 30, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions

all time best i think so, if you would take time to watch old fights and not just be a lesnar nut sucker, which you are, than maybe youd have a little more class and respect for the legend that is nog.

by Jared on Aug 30, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions

He called him “Brock Loser” so I don’t think he is a “Lesnar nut sucker”………..

by psyqo78 on Aug 30, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions

At least someone can read – I’m not knocking Nog – I’m knocking the joke of a HW division. Look at the antiques in there…….and Loser is, well a loser. I will never watch another one of his fights after his last fiasco – that belongs in WWE or whatever that BS is called these days. BTW, I am a GSP nuthugger because he is the PPP king – not Anderson Bore-ya….

by deadgrassinyard on Aug 31, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions

foty I second dat wat a battle

by denni on Aug 30, 2009 10:21 AM EDT reply actions

@bons…I’ll give it my vote for now. That was such a great fight. Wand vs. Ace was also a pretty good one too. I think these two fight’s are prime examples for why “some non-Title” bouts should be set for 5 rounds. In both these cases, each Fighter is a former Champion and their skill level is so high that 3 rounds just isn’t enough. Imagine how much more exciting it would have been had two rounds been allowed. Now that think I about it, Diego vs. Guida was badass as well. Again, that was a Main Event bout too.

Marquardt vs. Hendo would be awesome. I also agree Joe Silva should set that match up asap. October or November sounds good to me. Cheers!!!

by Davey D on Aug 30, 2009 10:21 AM EDT reply actions

ya,i’d give it my vote,with guida/sanchez 2nd.2 truely memorable fight.also,in the post fight dana was adamant that non-title fights will never be 5 rounders,its a shame,but truth is,majority of fights only deserve the 3 rounds.

by bons on Aug 30, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope you all and everyone else quit riding couture, he’s not good. 16-10 5 time champ that’s successfully defended the belt ONCE…..WOOOOOOW

by couturesucks on Aug 30, 2009 10:26 AM EDT reply actions

im not even gonna dignify that post with an answer.oh i just did lol

by scott on Aug 30, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions

lol, he’s awesome, and he’s consistently fighting the best guys in the world in 2 diff weight class’s so yea, loss’s do happen. If anything he’s much better than his record shows! I was pumped for that fight and knew it was going to be crazy; I had no idea what that fight was going to look like and it delivered. I’m just laughing at everyone saying it wasn’t main event worthy and that it was just a “battle of the old guys” well those “old guys” showed everyone what a main event is supposed to look like last night. Couldn’t be happier with that one, I of course wanted Randy to win, but I can’t be unhappy that Nog took the fight either.

by O damn he got caught on Aug 30, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions

agree, overrated and overhyped for years!

by Rampage woooooo on Aug 30, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Man I can’t stop thinking how brutal that Marquardt KO was!

by Da Monkey on Aug 30, 2009 10:31 AM EDT reply actions

Better then the Sanchez/Guida fight though?

by "C" on Aug 30, 2009 10:34 AM EDT reply actions

I think that the NOG/Randy fight was better cos we dont get to see many HW fights with that pace go the distance. Even more so considering that these two are finishers.

by BoBBy on Aug 30, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions

The Marquardt KO was good, but I still think Todd Duffee deserved Knockout of the Night honors.

by Jase on Aug 30, 2009 10:38 AM EDT reply actions

No crap, the dude set a new UFC record for fastest knockout and he doesn’t get knockout of the night?

by Jason Elbert on Aug 30, 2009 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions

To me, KOTN goes to the vicious one-punch courtesy of Nate The Great. Not only the fact that it was a one-punch KO, it had greater implications to the overall weight class AND it was to the face of a guy who had people hanging from his nuts like a jungle-jim.

by DH on Aug 31, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Todd Duffee is a Badass!

by Randy for Couture on Aug 30, 2009 10:38 AM EDT reply actions

I was shocked at how easily NOG beat Randy. He looked totally differant than he did in his fight against Mir, that infection he had must have been the reason he looked slow and weak in that fight. Anyways props to Nog, I picked Randy……..he got owned for three straight rounds!!!!!

by Spyder on Aug 30, 2009 10:48 AM EDT reply actions

i think his age just finally caught up with him in this fight.

by mrBlonde on Aug 30, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions

what amazed me was how easy nog was sweeping randy, that was unreal, that was f***ing randy on top of him and he just reversed it, like it was nothing, wow!

by jrod on Aug 30, 2009 10:52 AM EDT reply actions

Todd Duffee – KO of the night. Could have gone either way. marquarts was more significant, but duffee’s was a hell of a way to debut and brutal all in one, plus a 7 second record

by Kokondo on Aug 30, 2009 11:07 AM EDT reply actions

Not to mention that Maia wasnt really really KO’d, it was more of a tko. If Nate would have pounced on him, and taken a page out of rashads book, then it would have been more impressive. But I give the UFC credit for supporting good sportsmanship.

by BoBBy on Aug 30, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t think I would say Nog beat Randy easily. If the fight goes 5 rounds it might have been a different story. Hell of a fight either way though.

by Dayvet on Aug 30, 2009 11:07 AM EDT reply actions

While I agree the Marquardt KO was great and was a much higher profile fight, I was a little suprised Todd Duffee didn’t get KO of the night. I mean, it supposedly was the fastest KO in UFC history, how can that not be KO of the night??? Dude should get some props for that.

by Captain Ernesto on Aug 30, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions

Nate had a one punch knockout, while Duffee knocked Hague down with a jab and then finished him with a vicous left hook on the ground. Nate deserved KO of the night regardless of how quick Duffee’s was. Maia’s flight and finish reminded me of Arlovski against Fedor.

by Adam T. on Aug 30, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Almost exactly what I said above. Smart man. One punches are rare and sweet.

by DH on Aug 31, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions

i loved nog and randys fight but i think fight of the year is still guida and diego

by drinaman3 on Aug 30, 2009 11:28 AM EDT reply actions

Couture-Liddell 4: Retirement Match, loser gets the f**K out!!!!

by Rampage woooooo on Aug 30, 2009 11:43 AM EDT reply actions

Chuck’s already 2-1 against Randy. Randy wins, at best, he’s evened the score. Chuck wins, Randy is essentially done. There’s just not much incentive for either guy in this fight.

by Jase on Aug 30, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions