UFC 107 Bonuses: Belcher, Gouveia, Grant, Johnson Pocket $65K
Brian Knapp Dec 13, 2009
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Alan Belcher and Wilson Gouveia turned their 3:03 stand-up affair into matching $65,000 “Fight of the Night” bonuses at UFC 107 “Penn vs. Sanchez” on Saturday at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn. Belcher put away the American Top Team standout with a beautiful right uppercut and follow-up punches.
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Belcher, openly displeased with his placement on the preliminary portion of the lineup, was not the only man to benefit from Zuffa LLC’s post-fight windfall at UFC 107.
Canadian T.J. Grant banked a $65,000 “Knockout of the Night” bonus after he dispatched Kevin Burns on strikes with three seconds remaining in their welterweight matchup. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt under Jorge Gurgel, Grant bounced back nicely from his unanimous decision defeat to the unbeaten Dong Hyun Kim five months ago.
Finally, “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 9 runner-up DaMarques Johnson bagged a $65,000 “Submission of the Night” bonus, as he coaxed a tapout from Edgar Garcia with a first-round triangle choke.
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