source mmajunkie <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has learned that the fighters received $20,000 bonuses for their performances. UFC Fight Night 13 took place at the Broomfield Event Center near Denver. The 12-fight event featured a headline bout between Florian and Lauzon, and the main card aired on Spike TV. Florian defeated Lauzon with a second-round TKO in an entertaining lightweight bout that had title implications. After a close first round, Florian dominated the second after securing the mount position. Both fighters were awarded bonuses for "Fight of the Night." Irvin, who defeated Houston Alexander and tied the record for the quickest knockout in UFC history, picked of "Knockout of the Night" honors. Irvin set up the eight-second TKO with a Superman punch -- his first punch of the fight -- that floored his opponent. Alexander protested the stoppage with referee Steve Mazzagatti, but it did little good. Diaz, meanwhile, picked up a "Submission of the Night" bonus for a remarkable, come-from-behind victory over Kurt Pellegrino. After being battered and bloodied in the first round, Diaz secured a fight-ending triangle choke in the second. "The Ultimate Fighter 6" winner, confident in the submission hold, actually flexed for the cameras and celebrated the victory before his opponent tapped out. For more on the event, check out our UFC Fight Night 13 event recap.</div> gotta love the fight bonuses probably doubled most fighters payout on the night. good to see the UFC is handing them out and rewarding guys who put on the best fights.
Nate Diaz showed a tremendous amount of heart and skill in his battle with Batman. So young, too. The UFC needs to do what they can to hold on to him.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (speeds @ Apr 4 2008, 08:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Nate Diaz showed a tremendous amount of heart and skill in his battle with Batman. So young, too. The UFC needs to do what they can to hold on to him.</div> +1 his striking needs a lot of work, but I thought the same of Nick Diaz too. Both are good technical strikers but there's very little power behind their punches (Nicks KO of Robbie Lawler aside). their ground game though is insanely good.
Nick's punches are usually just him pawing at the other guy. He throws combinations but there is nothing behind them. Steven Quadros said he does it to gauge his opponent and search for an opening to throw a harder shot, but most of the time he just seems to annoy his target. His fight against Mike Aina is a good example. Nate is really lanky and lean for lightweight. Not quite as bad as Corey Hill, but in the same category. He needs to learn some Thai boxing or something to really take advantage of his length and the leverage he can create with it, but who the hell am I to tell anyone how to fight...
