UFC 109 bonuses: Sonnen, Marquardt, Thiago, and Serra earn $60K each
Chael Sonnen, Nate Marquardt, Matt Serra and Paulo Thiago were each awarded with performance-based bonuses of $60,000 following Saturday’s UFC…
Chael Sonnen, Nate Marquardt, Matt Serra and Paulo Thiago were each awarded with performance-based bonuses of $60,000 following Saturday’s UFC 109 in Las Vegas.
The most important fight on the card — that saw the underdog Sonnen clinch a middleweight title shot — was declared the Fight of the Night. It was three rounds of Sonnen taking Marquardt down at ease and ground and pounding the former King of Pancrase with elbows and punches.
Although Randy Couture’s rear-naked choke over Mark Coleman was called the Submission of the Night on the pay-per-view, Thiago was announced as the award winner during the post-fight conference.
The Knockout of the Night went to Serra for reeling off another highlight finish by dropping former title contender Frank Trigg with an overhand right and blasting him with three more rights.
