UFC President Dana White announced at the UFC 135 post-fight press conference that Jones, Jackson, Diaz and Koscheck had each won $75,000 bonuses.
Jones and Jackson won the Fight of the Night award for their main event performance, in which Jones forced Jackson to tap out to a rear-naked choke in the fourth round. Jackson was a game opponent who didn’t back down from Jones’ constant attacks, and that made it an entertaining fight, even though it wasn’t a particularly competitive fight, as Jones dominated throughout.
Jones had previously won a Submission of the Night award against Ryan Bader, and a Knockout of the Night award against Brandon Vera. Jackson has won two previous Fight of the Night awards (against Keith Jardine and Forrest Griffin) as well as Knockout of the Night awards against Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva.
Diaz won the Submission of the Night for his arm bar of Takanori Gomi in the first round of their fight, which started the pay-per-view. It’s the third time in Diaz’s career that he has won the Submission of the Night award. Diaz has also received four Fight of the Night bonuses.
Koscheck got the Knockout of the Night award for stopping Matt Hughes with one second left in the first round. It’s the second Knockout of the Night award for Koscheck, who has also won a Fight of the Night and a Submission of the Night bonus previously in his career.
UFC President Dana White announced at the UFC 135 post-fight press conference that Jones, Jackson, Diaz and Koscheck had each won $75,000 bonuses.
Jones and Jackson won the Fight of the Night award for their main event performance, in which Jones forced Jackson to tap out to a rear-naked choke in the fourth round. Jackson was a game opponent who didn’t back down from Jones’ constant attacks, and that made it an entertaining fight, even though it wasn’t a particularly competitive fight, as Jones dominated throughout.
Jones had previously won a Submission of the Night award against Ryan Bader, and a Knockout of the Night award against Brandon Vera. Jackson has won two previous Fight of the Night awards (against Keith Jardine and Forrest Griffin) as well as Knockout of the Night awards against Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva.
Diaz won the Submission of the Night for his arm bar of Takanori Gomi in the first round of their fight, which started the pay-per-view. It’s the third time in Diaz’s career that he has won the Submission of the Night award. Diaz has also received four Fight of the Night bonuses.
Koscheck got the Knockout of the Night award for stopping Matt Hughes with one second left in the first round. It’s the second Knockout of the Night award for Koscheck, who has also won a Fight of the Night and a Submission of the Night bonus previously in his career.
For UFC fighters Jon Jones, Rampage Jackson, Nate Diaz and Josh Koscheck, their UFC 135 paydays got bigger after their fights.