UFC 106 bonuses and awards for 'Ortiz vs Griffin 2' PPV fights

by Jesse Holland on Nov 22, 2009 2:52 AM EST in UFC Bonuses and Awards

UFC 106: "Ortiz vs. Griffin 2" from the Mandalay Bay Events Center 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 $70,000 each.

The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses to three out of the 20 fighters on the card. And one fighter, Josh Koscheck, left "Sin City" with a double dose of green ($140,000).

In addition to their base salaries, the UFC awarded co-main event participants Koscheck and Anthony Johnson "Fight of the Night" for their hard hitting, back-and-forth war that was short on rounds but long on excitement.

Not only did Koscheck pocket the win, the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) standout also scored "Submission of the Night" with his rear-naked choke over "Rumble" in the second frame.

Also bringing home the proverbial bacon was UFC newcomer Antonio Rogerio "Minotoro" Nogueira. "Lil' Nog" made his Octagon debut a memorable one, out-dueling a very talented Luis Cane to grab "Knockout of the Night" after putting "Banha" on his butt in the first round.

Here are the special fight bonuses for UFC 106:

Fight of the Night — Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson
Knockout of the Night — Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Submission of the Night — Josh Kosckeck

Again, each fighter received $70,000 extra for their performances in addition to their respective base salaries, which we will pass along as soon as possible.

For complete UFC 106 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here and here.

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Glad it wasn't Forrest vs Tito

That was a barfight lol

by fightfan51 on Nov 22, 2009 2:56 AM EST reply actions

Fight of the Night

I really thought fight of the night went to Baroni and Sadollah. That was one of the best fights Ive seen in a long time.

by c-war on Nov 22, 2009 12:39 PM EST up reply actions

Also

I also thought Ben Saunders should of got KO of the night…that was BRUTAL. Dont get me wrong, Nog looked impressive but not as much as Saunders. Sub of the night should of went to Grove, he pulled that one out of his ass after being beaten badly….that was slick.

This is the first time Ive disagreed with one of the bonuses awarded and it happend to be all 3 of them!

by c-war on Nov 22, 2009 12:45 PM EST up reply actions

Ha! Same here

I’m w/ya on your choices and then amir/baroni maybe

by gordyOrr on Nov 23, 2009 10:49 PM EST up reply actions

amir vs baroni

i thought also it was the best, I was like oh damn the whole fight
And yup saunders got robbed too from ko

by Phenomenal Angel on Nov 22, 2009 5:37 PM EST up reply actions

Kendall grove definetly should of got the sub of the night

He had such a slick submission out of nowhere when he needed it

by GOLDIGGAH on Nov 22, 2009 5:49 PM EST up reply actions

Thoughts..

Aways great to see baroni and tito lose, and lil nog is fucking awsome..

by guyverbob on Nov 22, 2009 2:58 AM EST reply actions

Lil Nog was very impressive… Killa B…

I wonder what Swick thinks of Koscheck’s words.

by BNF on Nov 22, 2009 3:47 AM EST via mobile reply actions

Right

by Kos saying Hardy hasn’t beat anyone?
He is right, but at the same time he threw his teammate under the bus. I wonder if he would be saying the same if Swick had won?
Kos has a very invalid argument also, being that he hasn’t beat anyone lately to deserve a title shot either. The last time he beat a top guy in the division was when he beat Sanchez how long ago? This is the same guy that wanted a fight against Matt Hughes. They should make Kos fight Fitch, since they are choosing to clog up the the division.

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by _Felix_ on Nov 22, 2009 7:06 AM EST up reply actions

Poor Tito

Out of shape… Cry…

by BNF on Nov 22, 2009 4:12 AM EST via mobile reply actions

I got to agree

I thought Tito would win, but to come up with a slew of excuses afterwards was kind of lame. Just say you lost, you’ll come back better next time.
I think his comments were more of a knee jerk reaction to the crowd booing and the loss in general.

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by _Felix_ on Nov 22, 2009 7:09 AM EST up reply actions

Killa b 4 KO of the night, just 4 the feat of turning the lights out on Davis like that.

by Dball on Nov 22, 2009 5:07 AM EST via mobile reply actions

I agree

I think Ben looked very good. Interested in seeing if he keeps getting better. If he does he could become a force. I also think he could have split KO of the night with KOing Davis with a nasty knee.

by iagoof22 on Nov 22, 2009 9:44 AM EST up reply actions

killa B got screw on KOTN

by DjCopasetic_519 on Nov 22, 2009 7:04 AM EST reply actions

I though Saunders for KO and Kendall for sub.

by SplitBreast on Nov 22, 2009 10:12 AM EST reply actions

Saunders was knockout of the night for sure.

by Josh H. on Nov 22, 2009 10:16 AM EST reply actions

Fucking BS

koscheck favoritism. Maybe DW shouldn’t be the one to give out these awards as it’s pretty clear that he just likes bar brawls (like TUF). That fight was awful just proving how incredibly over-hyped AJ is. How in the hell can you give Koscheck sub of the night when he didn’t even get hooks in bc AJ doesn’t know a thing about ground defense. And fight of the night? It was OK but how about giving it to the guy who KOd Koscheck in Paulo Thiago who actually had a a tough fight with a much more skilled fighter.
Sub of the night clearly should have gone to Grove or Sotoropilous (sp?).

God this pisses me off.

by frosnt1 on Nov 22, 2009 10:35 AM EST reply actions

I thought that Sotiropolous was a lock for submission of the night. There was a lot of technical BJJ that led up to that armbar that Sotiropolous did on Dent. Koscheck’s wasn’t that technical in that AJ looked lost on the ground and pretty much gave Koscheck his back and gave him that choke (I don’t think that AJ even tried to struggle when Koscheck was applying the choke).

by chrisbboy82 on Nov 22, 2009 11:05 AM EST up reply actions

Kos wins!

I was pulling for Kos and glad he won. I think he is one thebest all in the weight class. now if Dana will jus force Fitch and him to fight we could have fight of the year.

by Da Monkey on Nov 22, 2009 10:43 AM EST reply actions

uhhhh

I think when there is an actual knockout on the card, then THAT should get Knockout of the Night. Ben KNOCKED OUT Marcus. Unconscious. Its not called “TKO of the Night”. Man, Ben should be pissed.

And Kos for Sub AND Fight of the Night? Whaaaat First of all, both guys where throwing out penalties, why reward them for that. And when guys like Sotirop and Kendall getting pretty slick set ups, Kos’s half-way choke shouldn’t even have been in consideration.

Just me, I say:
KO of the Night — Ben Saunders (for actually winning by KO)
Submission of the Night — Kendall (on the verge of getting arm-triangled, slapped on a triangle)
Fight of the Night — Tito vs Forrest (loudest fan reaction, close fight, main event, lived up to hype)

by Synyster_08 on Nov 22, 2009 11:31 AM EST reply actions

Agree with you 100% on these

Saunders Ko of Davis was BRUTAL and put Davis to sleep. When you KO a guy that has never been KO’d before, you should get KO of the Night! Grove pulled that triangle out of his back pocket and escaped with a W in a fight that he was losing bad. And Forrest-Tito was the Fight of the Night—how you give that Kos-AJ eye-poking embarassment the award is beyond me. DW really blew it with the bonuses this time!

by the rock on Nov 22, 2009 12:37 PM EST up reply actions

i dunno i think the fotn was not tito or kos

what about the bloody battle amir won..that was a good fight that deserved it more than eye poking and bs…

the difference between a brown noser and a sh*t head..is depth perception!

by sarah- on Nov 22, 2009 12:01 PM EST reply actions

Kos fight of the night, more like farce of the night, Tito and Griffen should have won, and Killer B should have the KO of the night. DW just give the money to his favorites and hopes the sheeples don’t question his blantent favortism.

by bigmcmac on Nov 22, 2009 12:57 PM EST reply actions

Kos is always put down

But has saved more than one PPV including this one. He deserves a little respect from Dana. These awards are often given out to good employees and guys who have given a little extra effort. But Syn had the right list if it was a fair process.

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by jay. on Nov 22, 2009 1:04 PM EST up reply actions

Kos fight was not the best fight of the night

No way no how. Illegal blows and recipricol eye poking? Thiago vs Volkmann was a very good fight, could also have seen Tito Forrest getting FOTN, but for sure not Kos/Rumble.
Also not happy about Kos getting SOTN. Like someone else said, should have been either Grove or Sotiropolous

by domino effect on Nov 22, 2009 1:27 PM EST up reply actions

Paulo Thiago should get fotn

Paulo Thiago’s fight was back and forth, near finishes from both sides.

I agree that saunders should have gotten kotn and I think George should have gotten SOTN

Shogun lost a close decision! Everyone get crazy!

by ShaiZ on Nov 22, 2009 2:19 PM EST reply actions

eyepoke of the night-koscheck/johnson

"i just want to be known as the greatest of all time, is that too much to ask?" - BJ Penn.

by Omoplato on Nov 22, 2009 11:12 PM EST reply actions

Sub of the night

Come on as has been said above you have to give the sub of the night to Sotoropilous or Kendal. Sotoropilous didn’t even have any sponsors, giving 140,000 Koscheck and him nothing seems like a very bad way to support your fighers…

by kaboodle on Nov 23, 2009 9:41 AM EST reply actions