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UFC Fight Night 16: “Fight for the Troops” from the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina, 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 $30,000 each.

The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses to four out of the 20 fighters on the card. And it shouldn’t come as a shock whose wallets are leaving Fort Bragg a little heavier.

In addition to their base salaries, the UFC awarded lightweight scrappers Jon Miller and Matt Wiman for their gritty three-round 155-pound war. It was a dominant performance by Miller but hardly a topic of discussion after the brutality that followed it.

Former WEC light heavyweight champ Steve Cantwell locked up a bonus right along with the arm of Razak Al-Hassan. If there was an award for biggest set of testicles, it would surely go to the Iowa native for refusing to tap despite having his arm folded together like a Sensu.

Here are the special fight bonuses for “Fight for the Troops:”

Fight of the Night : Jon Miller vs. Matt Wiman
Submission of the Night : Steve Cantwell
Knockout of the Night : Josh Koscheck

Again, each fighter received $30,000 extra for their performances in addition to their respective base salaries, which we will pass along if possible.

It’s good to see Koscheck going green. He’s always had the respect from his peers when it came to wrestling, but tonight I think he proved once and for all that he can knock you senseless if you give him the opportunity.

Now it’s time for the AKA standout to enjoy his well-deserved time off and start thinking about another title run in 2009. If he continues to fight like he did tonight, it may only be a matter of time.

For complete UFC Fight Night 16 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action 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 Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) released early salary figures for UFC 91: “Couture vs. Lesnar” main event participants, Randy Couture and Brock Lesnar, on the eve of their showdown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on November 15.

Couture is on course to pocket $250,000 for his participation in the “biggest fight in UFC history” and can double his purse ($500,000) with a win, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times. Lesnar, too, will earn a quarter million dollars just for showing up, but his won bonus is $50, 000 less ($200,000) that “The Natural.”

Either way you shake it both Couture and Lesnar stand to be rewarded handsomely for their efforts. And, keep in mind, the base salaries mentioned above do not include signing bonuses, sponsorships, pay-per-view (PPV) percentages and other unofficial payments.

MMAmania.com will pass along additional salary figures for the remaining participants on the fight card as soon as possible. To check out the official UFC 91 line up set for tonight click here.

Remember also that 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.

See you later tonight!

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UFC 90: “Silva vs Cote” from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois has come to a close.

The highly anticipated main event of the evening between Anderson Silva and Patrick Cote took home “Injury of the Night”, unfortunately that award offers nothing but higher premiums on health insurance.

While Silva was an early favorite for knockout of the night, that honor went to UFC newcomer Junior Dos Santos for his first round dental work on very-heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum.

Lightweights Sean Sherk and Tyson Griffin snagged “Fight of the Night” for their rock-em, sock-em three-round brawl, which “The Muscle Shark” took in the end via unanimous decision.

Another lightweight who took home some greenbacks (but didn’t make the televised broadcast) was Spencer Fisher. “The King” locked in “Submission of the Night” with his third round triangle choke.

Overall, it was a decent card with a very indecent main event. Still, the fighters honored below definitely deserved a little extra cash for their outstanding performances.

Here are the special fight bonuses for UFC 90:

Knockout of the Night — Junior Dos Santos

Submission of the Night – Spencer Fisher

Fight of the Night — Sean Sherk vs. Tyson Griffin

Each fighter received $65,000 for their efforts in addition to their respective base salaries, which is $15,000 higher than the $40,000 awards issued last week at UFC 89.

For complete UFC 90 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here.

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UFC 89: “Bisping vs. Leben” from The National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham, England, on October 18 has come to a close.

The highly anticipated main event of the evening between Michael Bisping and Chris Leben had its fair share action, but it was not awarded the “Fight of the Night” by promotion officials when all was said and done.

That honor went to welterweights Chris Lytle and Paul Taylor for their rock-em, sock-em three-round brawl, which “Lights Out” took in the end via unanimous decision.

Another 170-pound match up that didn’t make the televised Spike TV broadcast between Dan Hardy and Akihiro Gono had to come in a close second.

Overall, it was a solid card that produced several exciting fights — the fighters honored below more than deserved a little extra cold hard cash for their outstanding performances.

Here are the special fight bonuses for UFC 89:

Knockout of the Night — Luis Cane

Submission of the Night – Per Eklund

Fight of the Night — Chris Lytle vs. Paul Taylor

Each fighter received $40,000 for their efforts in addition to their respective base salaries, which will more than likely not be made available because the event took place overseas.

For complete UFC 89 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here.

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MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) has received the fighter payouts for UFC Fight Night 15: “Diaz vs Neer” from the Nebraska State Athletic Commission for the Spike TV event held on September 17 from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha.

And Nate Diaz was the big winner of the evening, pocketing a $40,000 base salary for his stirring three-round split decision over Josh Neer.

The other top two earners on the card, Wilson Gouveia ($36,000) and Alessio Sakara ($34,000) both competed on the nontelevised portion of the broadcast.

However, it’s interesting to note that Diaz, Gouveia and Sakara all earned bonuses after the event for their impressive performances.

Here are all the UFC Fight Night 15 payouts:

Nate Diaz — $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Josh Neer — $9,000
Diaz defeated Neer via split decision

Clay Guida — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win)
Mac Danzig — $15,000
Guida defeated Danzig via unanimous decision

Alan Belcher — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win)
Ed Herman — $16,000
Belcher defeated Herman via split decision

Eric Schafer — $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
Houston Alexander — $13,000
Schafer defeated Alexander via submission (arm triangle choke) in round one

Alessio Sakara — $34,000 ($17,000 to show, $17,000 to win)
Joe Vedepo — $3,000
Sakara defeated Vedepo via knockout (head kick) in round one

Wilson Gouveia — $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 to win)
Ryan Jensen — $4,000
Gouveia defeated Jensen via submission (armbar) in round two

Joe Lauzon — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Kyle Bradley — $4,000
Lauzon defeated Bradley via technical knockout (strikes) in round two

Jason Brilz — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Brad Morris — $4,000
Brilz defeated Morris via technical knockout (strikes) in round two

Mike Massenzio — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Drew McFedries — $16,000
Massenzio defeated McFedries via submission (kimura) in round one

Dan Miller — $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
Rob Kimmons — $5,000
Miller defeated Kimmons via submission (rear naked choke) in round one

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 Fight Night 15 go here.

The total base fighter payroll for the Spike TV special was $305,000.

For complete results and coverage of “Diaz vs. Neer” click here and here.

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MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) has received the fighter payouts for UFC Fight Night 15: “Diaz vs Neer” from the Nebraska State Athletic Commission for the Spike TV event held on September 17 from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha.

And Nate Diaz was the big winner of the evening, pocketing a $40,000 base salary for his stirring three-round split decision over Josh Neer.

The other top two earners on the card, Wilson Gouveia ($36,000) and Alessio Sakara ($34,000) both competed on the nontelevised portion of the broadcast.

However, it’s interesting to note that Diaz, Gouveia and Sakara all earned bonuses after the event for their impressive performances.

Here are all the UFC Fight Night 15 payouts:

Nate Diaz — $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Josh Neer — $9,000
Diaz defeated Neer via split decision

Clay Guida — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win)
Mac Danzig — $15,000
Guida defeated Danzig via unanimous decision

Alan Belcher — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win)
Ed Herman — $16,000
Belcher defeated Herman via split decision

Eric Schafer — $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
Houston Alexander — $13,000
Schafer defeated Alexander via submission (arm triangle choke) in round one

Alessio Sakara — $34,000 ($17,000 to show, $17,000 to win)
Joe Vedepo — $3,000
Sakara defeated Vedepo via knockout (head kick) in round one

Wilson Gouveia — $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 to win)
Ryan Jensen — $4,000
Gouveia defeated Jensen via submission (armbar) in round two

Joe Lauzon — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Kyle Bradley — $4,000
Lauzon defeated Bradley via technical knockout (strikes) in round two

Jason Brilz — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Brad Morris — $4,000
Brilz defeated Morris via technical knockout (strikes) in round two

Mike Massenzio — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Drew McFedries — $16,000
Massenzio defeated McFedries via submission (kimura) in round one

Dan Miller — $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
Rob Kimmons — $5,000
Miller defeated Kimmons via submission (rear naked choke) in round one

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 Fight Night 15 go here.

The total base fighter payroll for the Spike TV special was $305,000.

For complete results and coverage of “Diaz vs. Neer” click here and here.

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UFC Fight Night 15: “Diaz vs. Neer” at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb., has 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 $30,000 each.

The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses to four out of the 20 fighters on the card. And it shouldn’t come as a shock whose wallets are leaving the “Cornhusker State” a little heavier.

In addition to their base salaries, the UFC awarded main eventers Nate Diaz and Josh Neer for their three-round back-and-forth 155-pound scrap. Diaz is accustomed to getting singled out; however, it’s usually because he pulled off an improbably submission win.

The Cesar Gracia-trained fighter didn’t finish “The Dentist,” but it certainly wasn’t for a lack of effort.

Here are the special fight bonuses for “Diaz vs. Neer:”

Fight of the Night: Nate Diaz vs. Josh Neer
Submission of the Night: Wilson Gouveia.
Knockout of the Night: Alessio Sakara

Again, each fighter received $30,000 extra for their performances in addition to their respective base salaries, which we will pass along if possible.

It’s good to see Sakara earn some extra scratch — the Italian bruiser has had his ups and downs inside the Octagon and perhaps he’s beginning to turn the corner.

Now it’s time for “Legionarius” to prove he really has a place in the 185-pound division and string together back-to-back wins inside the Octagon for the first time ever in nine fights.

For complete UFC Fight Night 15 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here and here.

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MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) has received the fighter payouts for UFC 88: “Breakthrough” from the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission for the pay-per-view (PPV) event held on September 6 from the Philips Arena in Atlanta.

And the former light heavyweight champion of the world, Chuck Liddell, cashed in big, raking in $500,000 large despite a vicious knockout loss courtesy of a thundering Rashad Evans overhand right. It was the third loss for the “Iceman” in his last four fights.

Evans, on the other hand, didn’t do too bad either, hauling in a nice $120,000 payday.

Former Pride FC middleweight and welterweight champion picked up a cool $250,000 for his first win inside the Octagon since 1998. And former 185-pound champion Rich Franklin wa rewarded with $100,000 for his move back up to the light heavyweight division.

Here are all the UFC 88 payouts:

Rashad Evans $120,000 ($60,000 to show, $60,000 to win)
Chuck Liddell $500,000
Evans defeated Liddell via knockout in round two

Rich Franklin $100,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 to win)
Matt Hamill $10,000
Franklin defeated Hamill via technical knockout in round three

Dan Henderson $250,000 ($100,000 to show, $150,000 to win)
Rousimar Palhares $7,000
Henderson defeated Palhares via unanimous decision

Nate Marquardt $56,000 ($28,000 to show, $28,000 to win)
Martin Kampmann $15,000
Marquardt defeated Kampmann via technical knockout (strikes) in round one

Dong Hyun “Stun Gun” Kim $46,000 ($23,000 to show, $23,000 to win)
Matt Brown $8,000
Kim defeated Brown via split decision

Kurt Pellegrino $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Thiago Tavares $13,000

Tim Boetsch $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Mike Patt $5,000
Boetsch defeated Patt via technical knockout (strikes) in round one

Jason MacDonald $44,000 ($22,000 to show, $22,000 to win)
Jason Lambert ($17,000)
MacDonald defeated Lambert via submission (rear naked choke) in round two

Ryo Chonan $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Roan Carneiro $9,000
Chonan defeated Carneiro via split decision

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 88 go here.

The total base fighter payroll for UFC 88 was $1.27 million.

For complete results and coverage of the “Breakthrough” click here and here.

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UFC 87: “Seek and Destroy” at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 9 has come to a close. The overall quality of the event easily ranks it as one of the year’s best and the main event of the evening provided all the drama and fireworks that were expected.

Despite a couple of one-sided contests, the promotion rewarded Georges “Rush” St. Pierre and Jon Fitch, as well as others, for their outstanding performances with cold hard cash.

Here are the special fight bonuses for UFC 87:

Fight of the Night: Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch
Submission of the Night: Demian Maia
Knockout of the Night: Rob Emerson

Each fighter received $60,000 for their efforts in addition to their respective base salaries, which we will pass along as soon as humanly possible.

It’s interesting that the main event took top honors. Granted the second round may have been the only one that was close, but the heart and determination of Jon Fitch was enough to impress the UFC brass - and most of the UFC fans in attendance.

Congratulations goes out to Rob Emerson for doing what no one else expected him to by knocking out Manny Gamburyan. “The Anvil” might be a lot of things, but he is not easy to finish.

The attendance at the Target Center was an impressive 15,082 with a total gate of $2.2 million - setting a new arena record that was originally held by a Billy Joel/Elton John concert.

For complete UFC 87 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here.