I had a chance to sit down and watch the Nog/Couture fight again today but I watched pretty much the whole event over. Great show. Goes to show that a card doesn't have to be good on paper to make a great PPV.
Awesome show, the sweeps that Nog had were straight outta UFC undisputed. Thiago Silva dominates, the dude is probably one of my fave fighters in the 205 division, right after Machida. IMO Marquardt/Silva needs to happen ahead of Hendo/Silva. Marquardt has improved a lot since his fight with Silva and would make for a more interesting fight.
Officially Disclosed Paydays: (does not include sponsorships, undisclosed bonuses, or pay-per-view cuts) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: $460,000 ($250,000 to show, $150,000 to win, $60,000 FOTN bonus) def. Randy Couture: $310,000 ($60,000 FOTN bonus) Thiago Silva: $58,000 ($29,000 to show, $29,000 to win) def. Keith Jardine: $55,000 Jake Rosholt: $86,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win, $60,000 SOTN bonus) def. Chris Leben: $30,000 Nate Marquardt: $140,000 ($40,000 to show, $40,000 to win, $60,000 KOTN) def. Demian Maia: $28,000 Brandon Vera: $70,000 ($35,000 to show, $35,000 to win) def. Krzystzof Soszynski: $8,000 Aaron Simpson: $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win) def. Ed Herman: $24,000 Gabriel Gonzaga: $120,000 ($60,000 to show, $60,000 to win) def. Chris Tuchscherer: $10,000 Mike Russow: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win) def. Justin McCully: $15,000 Todd Duffee: $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win) def. Tim Hague: ($7,000) Mark Munoz: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win) def. Nick Catone: $5,000 Evan Dunham: $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win) def. Marcus Aurelio: $13,000
Medical suspensions: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira — 30-day suspension for precautionary reasons Randy Couture — 30-day suspension for precautionary reasons Nogueira defeated Couture via unanimous decision Thiago Silva — Seven-day mandatory minimum suspension Keith Jardine — 30-day suspension for precautionary reasons Silva defeated Jardine via technical knockout (strikes) Jake Rosholt — Seven-day mandatory minimum suspension Chris Leben — 30-day suspension and must have CT scan of possible facial fractures Rosholt defeated Leben via submission (arm-triangle choke) Nate Marquardt — Seven-day mandatory minimum suspension Demian Maia — 21-day suspension for precautionary reasons Marquardt defeated Maia via knockout (punch) Brandon Vera — Seven-day mandatory minimum suspension Krzystzof Soszynski — 30-day suspension for facial laceration Vera defeated Soszynski via unanimous decision Aaron Simpson — Seven-day mandatory minimum suspension Ed Herman — Suspended indefinitely and must have left knee cleared by a physician Simpson defeated Herman via technical knockout (knee injury) Gabriel Gonzaga — Seven-day mandatory minimum suspension Chris Tuchscherer — 45-day suspension due to facial laceration Gonzaga defeated Tuchscherer via technical knockout (strikes) Mike Russow — Seven-day mandatory minimum suspension Justin McCully — 30-day suspension due to possible left-eye injury Russow defeated McCully via unanimous decision Todd Duffee — Seven-day mandatory minimum suspension Tim Hague — 60-day suspension for precautionary reasons Duffee defeated Hague via knockout (punches) Mark Munoz — 30-day suspension for right-elbow injury Nick Catone — Seven-day mandatory minimum suspension Munoz defeated Catone via split decision Evan Dunham — Seven-day mandatory minimum suspension Marcus Aurelio — 14-day suspension for precautionary reasons Dunham defeated Aurelio via split decision
