UFC HANDS OUT $60,000 BONUSES ***spoiler***

[tuco]

In a night that saw 2 new champions crowned in the UFC, the promotion handed down the usual fight bonuses with $60,000 as the reward.

The "Fight of the Night" went to new 205lb champion Rashad Evans and now former title holder, Forrest Griffin for their war on Saturday night. After an early advantage for Griffin in the first two rounds, it was Evans who earned the win with a TKO stoppage on the ground in the third.

The "Knockout of the Night" went to former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson who exacted a measure of revenge against old foe Wanderlei Silva when he landed a thunderous shot that put the Brazilian down and out on the canvas.

No fights on the 10 bout card ended in submission, and thus the UFC handed out no "Submission of the Night" bonus.

14,103 fans crowded into the MGM Grand Garden Arena to see the last UFC show of the year capped off with the two title fights crowing new champions in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.

[NWOWolfpack]

No fights on the 10 bout card ended in submission, and thus the UFC handed out no "Submission of the Night" bonus.

That has to be a first.................

[broncofan]

Sugar deserved fight of the after losing the first 2 rounds and pulling out the victory

[keithlewis]

According to http://www.MMAjunkie.com, White stated that UFC 92 drew 14,103 attendees for a total gate of $3.47 million. Those numbers fall short of last month’s UFC 91 event at the MGM, which drew a reported 14,272 attendees for a total gate of $4.82 million. However, at a time in which both the national and Las Vegas economies are struggling, the totals for UFC 92 have to be viewed as strong considering that the promotion had just held a major event in the same market six weeks ago.

The official box office totals for UFC 92 will not be made public by the Nevada State Athletic Commission until later this week. However, if White’s preliminary totals are accurate, then last night’s event will stand as the MGM’s fifth largest gate for a UFC-promoted event behind only UFCs 66, 91, 71, and 84.