UFC 88 Bonus Awards, Attendence & More!! *spoiler*

[keithlewis]

UFC 88 KNOCKOUT OF THE NIGHT:
Rashad Evans

UFC 88 SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT:
Jason MacDonald

UFC 88 FIGHT OF THE NIGHT:
Kurt Pellegrino vs. Thiago Tavares

$60K to Each!


Other Event Notes:

Saturday's UFC 88 event, which took place at Philips Arena in Atlanta, earned a $2.6 million gate according to UFC President Dana White.

White confirmed the numbers in a post-UFC 88 press conference.

The amount scored as the second-highest total in the nine-year history of the arena -- narrowly falling short of the amount earned by a 2006 Barbara Streisand concert. White was jovial about falling short of the record mark, stating that he "wants a rematch with Barbara.

Additionally, White said the official attendance for Saturday's pay-per-view event was 14,736. The near-capacity crowd was a positive sign for the organization, and White said the UFC would likely return to Atlanta in the future.

[NWOWolfpack]

Fighter Salaries:

Main Card:

Rashad Evans ($120,000/win bonus was $60,000) def. Chuck Liddell ($500,000)

Rich Franklin ($100,000/win bonus was $50,000) def. Matt Hamill ($10,000)

Dan Henderson ($250,000/win bonus was $150,000) def. Rousimar Palhares ($7,000)

Nate Marquardt ($56,000/win bonus was $28,000) def. Martin Kampmann ($15,000)

Dong Hyun Kim ($46,000/win bonus was $23,000) def. Matt Brown ($8,000)


Undercard Fighters:

Kurt Pellegrino ($24,000/win bonus was $12,000) def. Thiago Tavares ($13,000)

Tim Boetsch ($16,000/win bonus was $8,000) def. Michael Patt ($5,000)

Jason MacDonald ($44,000/win bonus was $22,000) def. Jason Lambert ($17,000)

Ryo Chonan ($30,000/win bonus was $15,000) def. Roan Carneiro ($9,000)


UFC 86 PAYROLL: $1,270,000

[broncofan]

good choices for the awards! can't really argue with those!