Matt Hamill, Keith Jardine, Court McGee and Chris Leben earn $25k bonuses
Posted on June 20, 2010, 12:05 AM by Anton GurevichThe Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale victors Matt Hamill, Keith Jardine, Court McGee and Chris Leben earned 25,000 dollars each for their performances during the event. Matt Hamill and Keith Jardine got the Fight of the Night award for their bloody slugfest. It’s the second time both fighters get Fight of the Night award in the UFC, after getting the same bonus by fighting Seth Petruzelli (Hamill) and Rampage Jackson (Jardine).
Ultimate Fighter veteran Chris “The Crippler” Leben got Knockout of the Night for his stoppage against the A-Train Aaron Simpson. Finally, an emotional TUF Winner Court McGee got the Submission of the Night award.
According to the recent reports, TUF 11 drew an estimated 1,708 spectators for the event, banking the UFC a $430,250 total gate receipt.
TUF’s 25,000 dollars are 60k less than UFC 115 bonuses, where fighters got 85,000 dollars for their performances inside the Octagon. According to the recent reports, TUF 11 drew an estimated 1,708 spectators for the event, banking the UFC a $430,250 total gate receipt.
Next Ultimate Fighting Championship event will be UFC 116 on July 3rd, headlined by the Heavyweight title bout between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin.
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Cannot wait until 116!
Me too...I always wondered if Brock looks like a gorilla after being shot with a tranquilizer dart when he's knocked out...
if leben had a fro he'd look like bozo the clown
i agree with the outcome of the awards last night, that was an awesome event. That Hamill fight was off the hook, Jardine did a lot better than i thought he would
I thought Jardine won that fight. He looked bloody but he must have out striked Matt 3- 1. Also, the eye poke point thing was total bullshit.
Cash money!
Yeah I thought it was a great event for sure. I'll definitely have to rewatch the Hammil/Jardine matchup . . . either way, it was definitely a bummer watching what must be Jardine's last UFC fight.