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02-05-2012, 02:19 PM
UFC 143 bonuses: Thompson, Poirier, Werdum and Nelson earn $65K awards
Stephen Thompson, Dustin Poirier, Fabricio Werdum and Roy Nelson each earned $65,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Saturday's UFC 143 event.
Thompson earned the night's "Knockout of the Night" award, Poirier picked up the "Submission of the Night" bonus, and Werdum and Nelson earned "Fight of the Night" honors.
MMAjunkie.com learned of the bonus winners and award amounts at UFC 143's post-fight press conference.
UFC 143 took place at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center. The main card aired on pay-per-view, and FX and Facebook carried the prelims.
Thompson earned his award with a vicious head-kick KO in the night's opening bout on Facebook. The striker, who moved to MMA after a 57-0 pro kickboxing record, blasted Dan Stittgen with a clean shot to head and prompted a first-round KO stoppage.
Poirier used a combination mounted triangle choke and armbar to get the first-round tap-out from injury replacement and UFC newcomer Max Holloway in a featured preliminary-card bout on FX. The featherweight contender now has won five straight fights, including four in the UFC.
Werdum and Nelson fought in the PPV co-headliner. Although Nelson was game and survived some vicious knees, Werdum ultimately took the unanimous-decision victory via 30-27 scores. It was his first fight in the UFC in more than three years following a recent stint in Strikeforce.
Stephen Thompson, Dustin Poirier, Fabricio Werdum and Roy Nelson each earned $65,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Saturday's UFC 143 event.
Thompson earned the night's "Knockout of the Night" award, Poirier picked up the "Submission of the Night" bonus, and Werdum and Nelson earned "Fight of the Night" honors.
MMAjunkie.com learned of the bonus winners and award amounts at UFC 143's post-fight press conference.
UFC 143 took place at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center. The main card aired on pay-per-view, and FX and Facebook carried the prelims.
Thompson earned his award with a vicious head-kick KO in the night's opening bout on Facebook. The striker, who moved to MMA after a 57-0 pro kickboxing record, blasted Dan Stittgen with a clean shot to head and prompted a first-round KO stoppage.
Poirier used a combination mounted triangle choke and armbar to get the first-round tap-out from injury replacement and UFC newcomer Max Holloway in a featured preliminary-card bout on FX. The featherweight contender now has won five straight fights, including four in the UFC.
Werdum and Nelson fought in the PPV co-headliner. Although Nelson was game and survived some vicious knees, Werdum ultimately took the unanimous-decision victory via 30-27 scores. It was his first fight in the UFC in more than three years following a recent stint in Strikeforce.