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Surging welterweights Dustin Hazelett (12-4) and Ben Saunders (7-0-2) will collide at UFC 96 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on March 7, according to a recent Sherdog.com report.

As expected, “McLovin” — a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt phenom under Jorge Gurgel — will continue his rise to division contender status in front of his hometown fans. The 22-year-old submission specialist is on a two-fight win streak, tapping Tamdan McCrory and and Josh Burkman, respectively, in his last two appearances.

Hazelett has won five of seven fights inside the Octagon and appears to get better with each performance. He’ll be out to prove once again that he is a serious threat in the 170-pound division when he takes on “Killa B.”

Saunders is coming off a lopsided first round ass-kicking of Brandon Wolff at UFC Night 16: “Fight For the Troops” just last month. The former contestant on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 6 channeled the Muay Thai skills of UFC Middleweight Champion to totally rout the Hawaiian in his Octagon debut.

It was impressive (and painful) to watch to say the least. Saunders has been perfect (3-0) since his stint on the mixed martial arts reality series, defeating Ryan Thomas at UFC 87: “Seek and Destroy” in August and Dan Barrera via unanimous decision at TUF 6 Finale.

He is a very big welterweight. It will be interesting to see how the lanky Hazelett handles his size and if he can use it to his advantage by using his long limbs to secure a fight-ending submission.

To check out the latest UFC 96 fight card, which currently is awaiting a main event, as well as rumors for the show click here.

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MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) has received the fighter payouts for UFC 91: “Couture vs. Lesnar” from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) for the monster pay-per-view (PPV) event held on November 15 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

And, as we reported before the show even started, Brock Lesnar was the big winner of the evening in more ways than one, pocketing a $450,000 base salary and prying the heavyweight title from Randy Couture’s grip with a second round technical knockout.

“The Natural” will of course went home with more than just bumps and bruises — he now has an additional cool quarter million in his bank account, which could will more than likely help soften the blow of losing his belt … a little.

Gabriel Gonzaga also cashed in, earning $110,000 for his lighting fast destruction of Josh Hendricks.

Here are all the UFC 91 payouts:

Brock Lesnar — $450,000 ($250,000 to show, $200,000 to win)
Randy Couture — $250,000
Brock Lesnar defeated Randy Couture via technical knockout (strikes) in round two

Kenny Florian — $80,000 ($ 40,000 to show, $40,000 to win)
Joe Stevenson — $35,000
Kenny Florian defeated Joe Stevenson via submission (rear naked choke) in round one

Dustin Hazelett — $28,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 to win)
Tamdan McCrory — $10,000
Dustin Hazelett defeated Tamdan McCrory via submission (armbar) in round one

Gabriel Gonzaga — $110,000 ($55,000 to show, $55,000 to win)
Josh Hendricks — $8,000
Gabriel Gonzaga defeated Josh Hendricks via technical knockout (strikes) in round one

Demian Maia — $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Nate Quarry — $25,000
Demian Maia defeated Nate Quarry via submission (rear naked choke) in round one

Aaron Riley — $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win)
Jorge Gurgel — $10,000
Aaron Riley defeated Jorge Gurgel via unanimous decision

Jeremy Stephens — $16,000 ($8.000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Rafael dos Anjos — $4,000
Jeremy Stephens defeated Rafael dos Anjos via knockout in round three

Mark Bocek — $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Alvin Robinson — $7,000
Mark Bocek defeated Alvin Robinson via submission (rear naked choke) in round three

Matt Brown — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Ryan Thomas — $3,000
Matt Brown defeated Ryan Thomas via submission (armbar) in round two

Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.

For example, the UFC often hands out extra cash for “Fight of the Night,” “Knockout of the Night” and “Submission of the Night.” To check out these figures for UFC 91 go here.

The total base fighter payroll for the blockbuster PPV event, which attracted a near sellout crowd of 14,272 fans and a huge gate of $4.8 million, was $1,118,000.

For complete results and coverage of “Couture vs. Lesnar” click here and here.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship officially awarded its traditional “Fight Night” bonuses to four fighters upon the completion of its successful UFC 91 event last night. Despite lofty projections for PPV sales of the event, officials with the promotion awarded $65,000 bonuses after having awarded $70,000 bonuses during last month’s UFC 90 event in Rosemont, Illinois. Receiving the [...]

UFC 91 “Couture vs. Lesnar” - Saturday, November 15 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV.

The Ultimate Fighting Championships has put together a historic fight between 3-time UFC champion Randy Couture and wrestling sensation Brock Lesnar for what is expected to be one of the best selling Pay-Per-View’s in UFC history.

CageToday.com will have live results of the undercard starting at 8pm EST with the pay-per-view to follow at 10pm EST.

LIVE UFC 91 Results after the jump.

MAIN CARD

• Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture
  Result:
• Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson
  Result:
• Amir Sadollah vs. Nick Catone
  Result:
• Demian Maia vs. Nate Quarry
  Result:
• Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Josh Hendricks
  Result:

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamdan McCrory
  Result:
• Jorge Gurgel Vs. Aaron Riley
  Result:
• Jeremy Stephens vs. Rafael dos Anjos
  Result:
• Mark Bocek vs. Alvin Robenson
  Result:
• Matt Riddle vs. Ryan Thomas
  Result:

UFC 91 Highlights

• Couture and Lesnar guaranteed $250,000 to show, plus a percentage of PPV buys. If Lesnar wins, he’ll earn an extra $200,000 and if Couture wins, he’ll make an additional $250,000.

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Click the banner above or right here for up-to-the-minute results and blow-by-blow coverage of UFC 91: “Couture vs Lesnar.”

Quick results of the prelim fights will begin to flow around 8:30 p.m. ET and LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the main card action will start at 10:00 p.m. ET with the pay-per-view (PPV) telecast.

If you’re going to leave comments and discuss the fights with all the other MMAmania.com readers be sure to do it on the main UFC 91 results post and not this one.

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The official weigh-in event for UFC 91: “Couture vs. Lesnar” is set to take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, TODAY (November 14) at 7 p.m. ET sharp.

Those who want to check it out in real-time should hit up ESPN.com or UFC.com to catch the live video feed. For those who miss it MMAmania.com will post up-to-the-minute results below.

Here are the official UFC 91 weigh-in results:

265 lbs.: UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture () vs. Brock Lesnar ()
155 lbs.: Kenny Florian () vs. Joe Stevenson ()
265 lbs.: Gabriel Gonzaga () vs. Josh Hendricks ()
185 lbs.: Demian Maia () vs. Nate Quarry ()
170 lbs.: Dustin Hazelett () vs. Tamdan McCrory ()
155 lbs.: Jorge Gurgel () vs. Aaron Riley ()
155 lbs.: Jeremy Stephens () vs. Rafael dos Anjos ()
155 lbs.: Alvin Robinson () vs. Mark Bocek ()
170 lbs.: Matt Brown () vs. Ryan Thomas ()

*Note: Fighters are allowed to weigh one pound more than the division limit in non-title fights.

MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight night, which is slated to air at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on November 15. Of course, the latest quick updates of the prelim bouts will begin to flow earlier than that at around 8:30 p.m. ET.

It’s going to be a fun night of fights … check us out for all the pre, during and post-fight coverage you can handle.

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Set to start at 7 pm EST, watch the weigh-ins live here.

UFC 91 Weigh-In Results

Matt Brown (171) Vs. Ryan Thomas (170)
Alvin Robinson (155) Vs. Mark Bocek (155)
Jeremy Stephens (155) Vs. Rafael dos Anjos (155)
Jorge Gurgel ( 155) Vs. Aaron Riley (156)
Dustin Hazelett (170) Vs. Tamdan McCrory (170)
Nate Quarry (185) Vs. Demian Maia (185)
Gabriel Gonzaga (256) Vs. Josh Hendricks (238)
Kenny Florian (156) Vs. Joe Stevenson (156)
Randy Couture (220) Vs. Brock Lesnar (265)

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