Though we’ve already discussed the salaries of each fighter at the Ultimate Fighter 6 finale on December 8, the customary fight bonuses handed out that night were kept under wraps until yesterday. The “Fight of the Night” was awarded to both the Huerta/Guida main event and the Koppenhaver/Rollins bloodbath, and each of the four fighters received an additional $15,000. Koppenhaver also picked up the $15,000 “Knockout of the Night” bonus, while Matt Arroyo scored the “Submission of the Night” purse for his acrobatic armbar of John Kolosci. So, the total payouts for each fighter are:

Roger Huerta ($53,000)
Jon Koppenhaver ($46,000)
Matt Arroyo ($31,000)
Clay Guida ($26,000)
Jared Rollins ($23,000)
Mac Danzig ($16,000)
George Sotiropoulos ($16,000)
Ben Saunders ($16,000)
Troy Mandaloniz ($16,000)
Roman Mitichyan ($16,000)
Jonathan Goulet ($14,000)
Billy Miles ($8,000)
Dan Barrera ($8,000)
Richie Hightower ($8,000)
John Kolosci ($8,000)
Dorian Price ($8,000)
Paul Georgieff ($8,000)
Tommy Speer ($8,000)

So yeah, this makes Tommy Speer’s eight grand look even more pathetic. To come so far, and then to be handed the same check as Paul Georgieff — good luck paying off your parents’ farm debt with that weak bullshit! Though of course, War Machine has his legal bills to deal with. On Thursday, Koppenhaver pleaded guilty to a felony assault charge stemming from that little misunderstanding he had in September. His plea could result in a misdemeanor punishment, and he is expected to be sentenced on February 7.