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01-01-2012, 12:50 AM
UFC 141 bonuses: Hendricks, Diaz and Cerrone get $75,000 awards
Johny Hendricks, Nate Diaz and Donald Cerrone each earned $75,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Friday's UFC 141 event.
Hendricks earned the night's "Knockout of the Night" award, and Diaz and Cerrone earned "Fight of the Night" honors. No "Submission of the Night" bonus was awarded since no fight qualified.
MMAjunkie.com learned of the bonus winners and award amounts at UFC 141's post-fight press conference.
UFC 141 took place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena. The night's main card aired on pay-per-view, and portions of the preliminary card streamed on Facebook and aired on Spike TV.
Hendricks earned his award following a 12-second victory over perennial welterweight contender Jon Fitch in a main-card bout. A solid left hook sealed the deal for the surging 170-pounder.
Diaz and Cerrone, meanwhile, fought in the night's co-headliner and the biggest grudge match of the night. After bad blood throughout the week, Diaz jumped out to an early lead with crisp and overwhelming striking. Cerrone mixed in some solid kicks, but he couldn't overcome Diaz's frequency of strikes. Diaz ultimately earned a clear-cut unanimous-decision victory.
Johny Hendricks, Nate Diaz and Donald Cerrone each earned $75,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Friday's UFC 141 event.
Hendricks earned the night's "Knockout of the Night" award, and Diaz and Cerrone earned "Fight of the Night" honors. No "Submission of the Night" bonus was awarded since no fight qualified.
MMAjunkie.com learned of the bonus winners and award amounts at UFC 141's post-fight press conference.
UFC 141 took place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena. The night's main card aired on pay-per-view, and portions of the preliminary card streamed on Facebook and aired on Spike TV.
Hendricks earned his award following a 12-second victory over perennial welterweight contender Jon Fitch in a main-card bout. A solid left hook sealed the deal for the surging 170-pounder.
Diaz and Cerrone, meanwhile, fought in the night's co-headliner and the biggest grudge match of the night. After bad blood throughout the week, Diaz jumped out to an early lead with crisp and overwhelming striking. Cerrone mixed in some solid kicks, but he couldn't overcome Diaz's frequency of strikes. Diaz ultimately earned a clear-cut unanimous-decision victory.