UFC 109 (possible spoilers)

[prodigypenn]

did anybody else watch the fight last night?
overall i thought it was a pretty good showing, demian maia won his match, which im glad for, but im a bit disappointed he couldnt finish, and randy was totally awesome, controlled the whole fight, then sunk in that sweet RNC until coleman went lights out
i was also anticipating the rolles gracie fight, coincidentally i had read an article in a magazine about how he was training all aspects of mma and not just his jiu-jitsu, so i was rlly hoping for a good showing. Boy was i disappointed, he did okay in the first minute or two, but it quickly went downhill from there. Sloppy and weak punching, very sloppy takedown attempts which the other guy easily evaded, and ending with him facedown on the mat trying to cover up while the other guy was raining down strikes

[Deimos]

Didn't get to watch it but I did read the play by play. I'm happy Maia won but dissapointed he didn't finish like he usually does. Its awesome Swick got darce'd not really an AKA fan. I'm pretty surprised Sonnen beat Marquart. And if Sonnen gets that title shot he's toast. I'm trying to figure out why Dana is thinking Randy is back and is close to a title run. Why because he beat a B level fighter in Coleman? I don't see him beating any of the top 5 LHW's. Don't get me wrong I like to watch him fight and usually root for him but I think his title days are past.

[Adam]

Rolles Gracie........
I bet Ryans' mouth dropped when he saw this fight.
What a discrace to the Gracie & UFC name..

[SirRamIII]

Coleman looked so small compared to his usual roided out self. Randy looked good but I agree his title days are behind him. As for Rolles, I expected so much more out of him, very disappointing performance. I didn't expect Marquart to get dominated like that.

[forrestang]

Couture vs Coleman - I didn't see the point of this fight. Although I am a Randy fan, didn't really care that this was even on the card... Coleman just looked like he shouldn't have been in there. Most interesting part of the fight came from one of the non-participants in the form of Tito's shannanigan's.

Maia vs Miller - Glad to see him get the W. I would have liked to see him finish too.

Sonnen vs. Marquardt - I was surprised. I didn't see Sonnen winning that, particularly didn't see him being so dominant. He completely controlled Nate. Fights that take place in a non-offensive guard usually bore me, but this was actually entertaining.

Thiago vs. Swick - Good fight. Nice to see a lesser used choke be applied and finished. I would have voted this as the sub of the night over just another run of the mill RNC..... as it was definetely a more exotic choke.

Serra vs. Trigg - ok fight, nothing much to say about it.

Beltran vs. Gracie - wtf? I don't know if he just didn't train properly, or was just exhausted due to adrenalin dump? Either way it was a bad showing and not a good fight.

Davis vs. Stann - Wow this kid looked good. A lot of rough edges but he completely dominated in the wrestling/control department. Wonder how well he'll pan on in the future.

Danzig vs. Bulcholtz - I like Mac, good to see him get a W after a few unfortunate losses. I think he's got some skills.

Guillard vs. Torrest - for some reason I always find myself routing for Melvin. I don't know why as he is sort of a prick? It's probably because he's so athletic/explosive but seems too under trained in the technique department. But he seems to have developed a little bit of humility? Good to see him avoid being subbed and not gassed out.

[Gray]

Pretty good card. Though, I was so dissapointed with Rolles. He fought so poorly, and shouldn't be in the UFC.

[Micky]

Although Rolles' performance was a bit of a nightmare I do think it's possible that there were contributing factors of some sort, so I'll judge him on his next fight.

Initially I was a bit unimpressed with Maia, but then took into account he was coming off the first loss of his mma career (a ko aswell) and thought he showed plenty of confidence considering.

Good to see Serra with a win. Like to see more of him....especially a rematch with Hughes.

[Ari Bolden]

Check this out...I like this interview ;-)

http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/02/0...le-shot/#cntnt

[Gray]

Originally Posted by Ari Bolden

Check this out...I like this interview ;-)

http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/02/0...le-shot/#cntnt

haha, he's a real character.

[jakem]

thought the payouts were interesting:



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o Ray Hui
o Ray Hui is MMAFighting.com's Editor

The last six months have been very lucrative for Randy Couture. The UFC Hall of Famer has headlined three of the last eight numbered UFC events. At this past Saturday's UFC 109, Couture earned $250,000 for his fight against Mark Coleman, representing 26.5% of the entire 22-fighter payroll.

The next highest earner was former welterweight champion Matt Serra, who made $150,000 for his first-round knockout against Frank Trigg. Serra posted another $60,000 for Knockout of the Night.

Coleman, headlining his first UFC event since UFC 14 in July 1997, earned $60,000.

Please note the figures below were provided by the Nevada state athletic commission and do not represent a fighter's final earnings.

PPV
Randy Couture -- $250,000 def. Mark Coleman -- $60,000
Chael Sonnen -- $64,000 ($32,000 bonus) def. Nate Marquardt -- $45,000
Paulo Thiago -- $30,000 ($15,000 bonus) def. Mike Swick -- $43,000
Demian Maia -- $62,000 ($31,000 bonus) def. Dan Miller -- $15,000
Matt Serra -- $150,000 ($75,000 bonus) def. Frank Trigg -- $30,000

Spike TV
Mac Danzig -- $40,000 ($20,000 bonus) def. Justin Buchholz -- $8,000
Melvin Guillard -- $28,000 ($14,000 bonus) def. Ronys Torres -- $4,000

Prelims
Rob Emerson -- $24,000 ($12,000 bonus) def. Phillipe Nover -- $10,000
Phil Davis -- $10,000 ($5,000 bonus) def. Brian Stann -- $17,000
Chris Tuchscherer -- $20,000 ($10,000 bonus) def. Tim Hague -- $7000
Joey Beltran -- $12,000 ($6,000 bonus) def. Rolles Gracie -- $15,000

Post-Fight Bonuses: Chael Sonnen (Fight of the Night), Nate Marquardt (Fight of the Night), Paulo Thiago (Submission of the Night) and Matt Serra (Knockout of the Night) were each awarded a $60,000 bonus in addition to their respective salaries.