UFC 108 bonuses and awards for 'Evans vs Silva' PPV fights

by Jesse Holland on Jan 3, 2010 3:26 AM EST in UFC Bonuses and Awards

UFC 108: "Evans vs. Silva" 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 $50,000 each.

The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses to four out of the 20 fighters on the card. And it may not surprise you which combatants are leaving "Sin City" with a little extra green.

In addition to their base salaries, the UFC awarded lightweight competitors Sam Stout and Joe Lauzon "Fight of the Night" for their hard hitting, back-and-forth war. "Hands of Stone" was caught between a rock and a hard place early on, but turned up the heat and eventually outpointed the returning "J-Lau."

Also representing the 155-pound weight class was staunch jiu-jitsu specialist Cole Miller. "Magrino" downgraded Dan Lauzon with his slick "Submission of the Night" that came via inverted triangle in the first round.

Also bringing home the proverbial bacon was UFC sophomore Paul Daley. "Semtex" made his second Octagon appearance a memorable one, spot-welding his fist to the jaw of Dustin Hazelett to grab "Knockout of the Night" after putting "McLovin'" on his butt in the first round.

Here are the special fight bonuses for UFC 108:

Fight of the Night — Sam Stout and Joe Lauzon
Submission of the Night — Cole Miller
Knockout of the Night — Paul Daley

Again, each fighter received $50,000 extra for their performances in addition to their respective base salaries, which we will pass along as soon as possible.

"Evans vs. Silva" drew 13,255 attendees for an approximate live gate of $2 million, placing it tenth on the list of top attendances at the MGM Grand -- just behind 2005's UFC 54: "Boiling Point" -- but above 2008's UFC 98: "Evans vs Machida."

For complete UFC 108 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here and here.

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cool

All 3 fight bonuses seem correct imo.

by Phenomenal Angel on Jan 3, 2010 3:21 AM EST via mobile reply actions

overweight

I thought Dana doesnt give awards to people who come in overweight?

by c-war on Jan 3, 2010 3:42 AM EST up reply actions

he missed weight...

so how the hell does daley qualify for a bonus?

by scott1 on Jan 3, 2010 9:23 AM EST up reply actions

Thats a load.....

of crap. Rumble missed his weight (obvioulsy by more) and didn’t get the KO bonus cause of it sp why does Daley deserve it?
Maybe it’s cause the doctor wouldn’t allow him to cut anymore while Rumble just gave up
Let Rumble and Daley bang it out now or else give Daley Kos. Either way I like watching Semtex fight……even though I backed against him the last 2 fights

by IrishKev on Jan 3, 2010 9:43 AM EST up reply actions

Rumble vs. Daley

Great idea.

Frank Mir packed 30+ pounds of solid muscle onto his body in five months. Why hasn't anyone called him out for steroid use? Is it because he never wrestled for Vince McMahon? I give Mir credit for his taste in strippers/wives, not his fighting skills or his personality.

by jay. on Jan 3, 2010 9:49 AM EST up reply actions

i like Daley-Alves

scratch Fitch-Alves. Maybe Lytle-Daley when Semtex loses one.

Also, how about Stout-Sanchez?

by Synyster_08 on Jan 3, 2010 10:27 AM EST up reply actions

catchweight

The fight was in the “catchweight”, so technically he wasn’t overweight.

by Carma on Jan 4, 2010 12:21 AM EST up reply actions

nope

If it was catchweight, he wouldnt have been fined.

by c-war on Jan 4, 2010 1:32 PM EST up reply actions

Lauzon did not gas, he was pushing forward against a better striker. Who does that when they are gassed? Stout did great and Lauzon is a true fighter.

by NateDogg77 on Jan 3, 2010 5:03 PM EST reply actions