(Shhh…go to sleep. Gif thanks to Smoogy on the UG.)
Dave Kaplan is officially the luckiest son of a bitch on last night’s Ultimate Finale card. For getting his ass handed to him by Junie Browning in the evening’s first televised bout he received a $25,000 bonus for “Fight of the Night,” as did Browning.
Not that it was a bad fight by any means, but neither was it exhilarating or even all that competitive, unless Dana White is really that impressed by a guy willing to keep trying the same straight foot lock that only works on BJJ blue belts and Tim Sylvia. If you ask me (and you kind of did, by virtue of coming to this website and reading this far, sucker), White wanted to reward Browning for showing up and appearing to have his shit together, and Kaplan’s pockets got fatter just by being in the way. As long as the check clears, “Diamond” Dave can’t complain.
The Knockout of the Night bonus obviously went to Anthony “Rumble” Johnson for putting his shin across Kevin Burns’ jaw and reminding us all that sleep truly is the cousin of death.
Krzysztof Soszynski (K-Sos to the Potato Nation) pocketed 25 grand for Submission of the Night after wrenching Shane Primm’s shoulder all out of shape.
Full disclosed payouts and analysis of said payouts from last night’s event are after the jump. Won’t you join us?
Figures courtesy of MMA Junkie:
Efrain Escudero: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Phillipe Nover: $8,000
Ryan Bader: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Vinny Magalhaes: $8,000
Wilson Gouveia: $36,800 (includes $18,400 win bonus)
Jason MacDonald: $35,200 (includes $9,200 of Gouveia’s purse)
Anthony Johnson: $43,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus and $25,000 KO of the Night bonus)
Kevin Burns: $7,000
Junie Browning: $41,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus and $25,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Dave Kaplan: $33,000 (includes $25,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Krzysztof Soszynski: $41,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus and $25,000 Submission of the Night bonus)
Shane Primm: $8,000
Eliot Marshall: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Jules Bruchez: $8,000
Shane Nelson: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
George Roop: $8,000
Tom Lawlor: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Kyle Kingsbury: $8,000
Roli Delgado: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
John Polakowski: $8,000
Total: $289,000
Overpaid: No one, really, since the show and win money was the same for all the TUF guys across the board. We’ve already mentioned Kaplan’s good fortune, but that’s just the way it works sometimes. Gouveia’s decision to miss weight was a costly one and MacDonald profited, but you can’t blame anyone but Gouveia for that.
Underpaid: Anthony Johnson. How does a guy in his fifth fight with the UFC make nine and nine, while reality show “stars” like Jules Bruchez and Shane Primm make eight and eight? That’s a sad state of affairs right there. I could also point out that Kevin Burns made less than even the TUF losers to get his jaw jacked, but I won’t.
P.S. In case you’re curious, Roli Delgado finished Huggin’ John Polakowski via second-round guillotine choke, while Tom Lawlor and Shane Nelson both notched decisions.
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Comments
Sun, 12/14/08 - 09:13
shiesty ufc bastards
Sun, 12/14/08 - 09:18
Ha... I don't know any blue belts who get caught in straight ankle locks let alone tap to them. Kaplan telegraphed his intentions for seconds before falling backward. Nerves?
Sun, 12/14/08 - 09:43
Junie Browne is a suckass punk....You know who this is...COWARD! Come to San Diego you "Two-Bit Hick"...I'd love to kick your ass again... You scared litle pussy!
Sun, 12/14/08 - 09:43
Johnson definately desreved the ko of the night and I am glad that he got it.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 09:46
Anthony Rumble Johnson gave that cheatin fuck Kevin Burns exactly what he had coming.Knocking his finger pokin ass out.What a sack a shit!
Sun, 12/14/08 - 09:50
So I guess no matter who was to win last night, Junie is giong to be the star and get all the fights and money like Launchpad last year, right? By the time Amir will have his first fight, Launchpad will have had a couple notched under his belt en route to a new, more beneficial contract (should he win). Anyine notice the man-crush Launchpad has on his roomy last night too? Kept staring at him, Launch Lip all quivering with excitement. In the back of my mind I was telling myself that I should put money down on E.E. too. The spread was way too wide for fairly untested fighters. Decent fights all around though. Puts the Ultimate Ultimate '08 Grand Banger under a lot of pressure.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 10:05
fight of the night for me was the Efrain vs Nover, that shit should've gone on to 5 rounds
Sun, 12/14/08 - 10:19
Just goes to show that being on tuf whether a winner or loser gets you better contracts. I remeber reading an interview with Lauzon after his Pulver win and deciding to go on the show he said it was because it was a win/win cuz he would get a new and better contract than what he had for the Pulver fight regardless.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 10:19
That would be remember, i can actually spell lol
Sun, 12/14/08 - 10:35
I was impressed with Junie. Talk shit and hate all you want, he looked vastly improved and showed fast hands and good grappling. Vinny went down like an NBA flop, then turtled. WTF?!? The Nover/Escudero fight was frustrating as hell. I'll give EE credit for having a good gameplan, but that straight wrestling shit is the last thing the UFC needs. Nover has awesome standup and bjj but completely lacks hips. HUGE hole in his game. His attempt at a gogo was prevented only by EE's lay and pray, but still... he lost. Work on the hips, bro. K-Sos, we've seen you before, but didn't you call yourself Keith Jardine and do it better?
Sun, 12/14/08 - 10:49
I'm disappointed Vinnie and Nover didn't win cus I was sure they would.. they will definetely be back in the octagon though so I guess we'll see what happens next. Also when the FUCK is Amir gonna fight?
Sun, 12/14/08 - 11:24
Amir is fighting Nick Catone at UFC Fight Night on Feb 7th. Fuck what ya say, Junie Browning is the damn MAN. Hate all ya want. He's gonna do big things.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 11:47
Vinny may have turtled because OMG Bader hits like a brick shithouse; I think the first shot dazed him, he landed off balance, tried to roll through it, but got smashed by a hammerfist. Let's see you do better in there, tough guy!
Sun, 12/14/08 - 12:01
all good points.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 12:03
it's bullshit that Junie walks out with 41 grand while Efrain gets 16... he really is blowin Dana behind the scenes.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 12:06
@The 3rd Diaz I have to agree with some of what you said; Junie did look a whole lot better. I can't really say I was impressed though, by comparison, he looked like shit on the show and looked like a fighter in the finale. As far and Efrain, or 'another wrestler' in the UFC goes I wholeheartedly disagree. Though I was personally pulling for Nover, he couldn't adapt his game to stop take downs. The better fighter won because of his wrestling. MMA is not the sport you should be watching if you don't like it.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 01:31
Thanks Ben, I was curious.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 01:33
i knew bader was gonna win this thing from the start. hes a good wrestler that has ko power.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 01:33
Kaplan looked like he was trying to give Junie a foot massage, instead of tapping him out.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 01:38
Rumble is huge for welterweight...id like to see him fight the pitbull if he can get another solid win or two
Sun, 12/14/08 - 02:13
nice Nas refrence
Sun, 12/14/08 - 02:24
i don't give a fuck how improved junie is or about his lame ass apology. he's a loser and a nutjob. is the ufc really hurting for fighters so bad that they want him? he got way overpaid and that fight was mediocre. i hope he gets rocked in his next fight and goes away. he really fucked up this TUF season for sure.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 02:57
man, im so pleased with the rumble v burns fight...
Sun, 12/14/08 - 03:21
man ... i was a lil disappointed in Jason the athlete MacDonald
Sun, 12/14/08 - 04:00
does anyone know where I can find the rumble vs burns fight.... It's not on mma-core (they have it listed, but it's the wrong fight). I was out last night and expected it to be easy to find online.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 04:02
Junie is in there because people love to hate him. I know I do. He is a spoiled little punk. I did see a big change in him for this fight, he was in control, prepared, and sharp. A lot different from what we saw on the show. If he keeps it up, I might start to like him. He has good instincts, lets see him get some class and experience and you never know. Either way, people want to see him fight. Odds on him making it through two more fights with class... about 12.8 percent.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 04:22
@The 3rd Diaz Nover wasn't going for a gogo, his body wasn't high enough up, and he was more trapping E.E.'s arm than trying to pull his shin across. It was definately an omaplata attempt, although could have become a gogo, it was a lot closer to a omaplata attempt. And it wasn't lay and pray that saved Escuerdo, that was submission defense. His arm was pretty tightly locked into that omaplata, and he held onto Nover's other leg real tight to make sure Nover wouldn't roll out an start cranking his shoulder/arm. As far as "another wrestler" I half agree with you. However, as stated above that is what mma is, a combination of set skills tested against each other. Escuerdo controlled that fight the entire time, and even on the standup was winning. I'm also very glad that Rumble got his win. I really wish he also would have gotten his other fight overturned as a "no contest," because I know I would hate having that loss on my record for a reason like that. I really wished that Burns would have broke his hand again before he went to sleep. But seeing Johnson's shin straight across Burn's chin made me happy.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 05:04
What Mir saw in Kaplan I'll never know..I was cracking up laughing at his attempt at a ankle lock. I'l have to hold my hands up regarding Browning, I slated his skills on a couple of articles but he looked much better last night.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 05:22
You fucking retards will watch who I want you to watch. If boxing has a bunch of paper champions and matchups based on revenue, then that is some bullshit. But if UFC pushes certain guys based on crowd reaction and revenue, like Lesnar and Browning, then fucking eat it. If my BFF Chuck can't be champ anymore, than Junie will be. Look for Junie V Penn at UFC 97.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 05:23
why the fuck is junie making more than jason macdonald
Sun, 12/14/08 - 06:01
Fuck you Danna... fuck Penn too ...make Junie fight Sean Sherk..hehehe.. that my friends would be a nice fight !!!
Sun, 12/14/08 - 07:03
also when Kaplan came out to Tenderness by General Public, i was pissing myself.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 07:04
I cracked up when K-Sos did the Ricky Bobby thing with his hands while getting interviewed, Joe Rogan is too much of a dumb fuck to realize what he was doing though.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 07:45
rummble looked good but he stilll hasn't fought anyone worth mentioning, tommy spear was a joke, everyone saw that kick coming for burns since last fight except burns. I know it can't happen now but I would like to see him face duane ludwig, then maybe see heavier comp from there on out.
Sun, 12/14/08 - 11:10
$33,000 ???? Apparently Chugging Man-squozen sushi is profitable, proving once again the real money is in gay porn eh?
Mon, 12/15/08 - 04:16
8 and 8 is a pretty good paycheck for just starting out, better then alot of people fighting on the ppv's
Mon, 12/15/08 - 05:43
nice Nas ref. i'll give u props on that alone!
Mon, 12/15/08 - 08:50
Hey Burns, I guess Rumble decided to stand there with you. Hope the nap was pleasant and relaxing. At least you don't need fucking eye surgery after. Maybe you should have employed more finger strike-pokes.
Mon, 12/15/08 - 10:13
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Mon, 12/15/08 - 10:27
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Mon, 12/15/08 - 10:33
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