Brendan Schaub says he’s ready for the Big Leagues

TUF 10 Finalist Brendan Schuab wasnt invited to the UFC 116 open workout but that didnt stop him from coming to support his fellow teammate Shane Carwin.
“I expect to be on the main card after this,” Schaub (5-1) told MMA Fighting. “It’s an honor to be on the Spike prelims, but after this, I expect big-name opponents. I think this will separate me from the rest of the up-and-comers. I think I showed what I do to up-and-comers like Chase Gormley and the guys on the TUF show, so I think from here it’s going

UFC 116 fighters salaries

The total Payroll was $923,000
Brock Lesnar: $400,000 (no win bonus)def. Shane Carwin: $40,000Chris Leben: $86,000 ($43,000 win bonus)def. Yoshihiro Akiyama: $45,000Chris Lytle: $52,000 ($26,000 win bonus)def. Matt Brown: $10,000Stephan Bonnar: $50,000 ($ win bonus)def. Krzysztof Soszynski: $10,000George Sotiropoulos: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)def. Kurt Pellegrino: $25,000Brendan Schuab: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)def. Chris Tuchscherer: $12,000Ricardo Romero: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)def. Seth