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  - UFC 89 AWARDS NET $40,000 BONUSES (UPDATED)
Saturday, October 18, 2008 - by MMAWeekly.com Staff
BIRMINGHAM, England – The Ultimate Fighting Championship handed out its usual post-fight awards following UFC 89 in Birmingham, England on Saturday night. The winners of each "of the Night" award also took home a bonus check worth $40,000 U.S., a UFC official informed MMAWeekly.com
As billed, Chris Lytle and Paul Taylor went toe-to-toe for the course of their three-round battle. At the end, it was Lytle that scored a unanimous decision victory, but both fighters went home with some extra pay for their extra efforts in the Octagon, winning the Fight of the Night award.
It was definitely a rough night for Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, who was finished via TKO by Luiz Cane in the second round of their bout. Cane dropped Sokoudjou with a flurry and finished him off with successive punches on the ground, scoring the Brazilian a $40,000 bonus check for Knockout of the Night.
(UPDATE)
MMAWeekly.com initially announced that Marcus Davis was taking home Submission of the Night honors for the guillotine choke that he used to end Paul Kelly's night in their main card fight. After further clarification, we made an error; it was Jim Miller that was actually the fighter the UFC determined to receive the Submission of the Night award and $40,000 bonus.
Miller submitted David Baron in their preliminary bout with a rear naked choke. It was Miller's Octagon debut and he made it in style taking home the UFC 89 Submission of the Night and $40,000 bonus.
UFC 89 AWARDS AND BONUSES
(Each fighter received a $40,000 bonus.)
UFC 89 FIGHT OF THE NIGHT:
-Chris Lytle vs. Paul Taylor
UFC 89 KNOCKOUT OF THE NIGHT:
-Luis Cane
UFC 89 SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT:
-Jim Miller
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