It was a solid but not spectacular night of mixed martial arts fights last night at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 7 Finale from The Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, Nevada.
The televised card on Spike TV featured three fights that went to decisions, including an action-packed lightweight contest between Spencer Fisher and Jeremy Stephens.
Two fights that were not guaranteed to make the telecast, however, were responsible for taking home the individual awards for the show. In fact, UFC President Dana White ponied up an extra $40,000 to grease Dustin Hazelett for his performance against Josh Burkman.
“McLovin” slapped on a slick fight-ending armbar that forced “The People’s Warrior” to tap in round two of their welterweight bout. The effort earned him $20,000 for “Submission of the Night” and another $20,000 for “Fight of the Night.”
Burkman also took home an additional $20,000 for being part of bout — it takes two to tango.
And hard-hitting Drew McFedries scored the “Knockout of the Night” and an additional $20,000 with his first round technical knockout stoppage of Marvin Eastman. This bout was actually televised after the main card wrapped … and “The Massacre” lived up to his new nickname.
Remember that all fighters, including those who received bonuses, will also receive their base salaries, which MMAmania.com will pass along as soon as the figures become available.
To check out the TUF 7 Finale results click here.
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dana is such a great guy.
true, everyone is always so earger to bad mouth him. but he does a lot for the sport. and i know a lot of people complain about fighter pay etc. but now with all these deals dolls, games & whatever else the fighters will be making a load of money off that.
Props to Dana!
He knows when a fighter deserves a bonus….
You may be signed to 10,000 a fight in a contract?, but if you fight hard, and entertaing(win or lose) Dana WILL hook you up with lots of bonus cash..
Wasnt Tito supposed to slap Dana last night?
yeah’
I bet Dana heard the threat and didn’t allow him to come in..
Jacob is such a moron…If he never said anything he would have been allowed in…But when you lay-out threats over the net, and still expect to walk in with no problems, it just shows how smart Jacob really is..
oh wait’
He is hitting Jenna’ I guess being seen with her shows how smart he is..
Jacob.lol what a joke!
Hazelett deserves every penny of that bonus, that arm-bar was awesome.
If you have not seen the Hazelett/Burkman F.O.T.N. you can watch it for free on UFC on Demand.
Hazelett and Brown both my Cincinnati brothers succeeded and made me proud.
Thanks for the tip on the Hazelett/Burkman fight!
Wow, that was a sick fight! That arm bar was fkn awesome! I know a lot of people on this site hate on Burkman and he’s lost several fights in a row, but at least that dude comes to fight.
I got an idea for a fight:
Hazlett vs. Diego or Karo!
That arm bar was crazy slick!
THANK YOU much MR.NC17 and Harley Davidson!!!
Dustin looked fabulous in that bout. Submission after submission after submission. Vicous omaplata.
Good to hear Bruce Buffer back to announcing his nickname, McLOVIN, and what is up with The People Warrior’s new nickname?? Josh “Hollywood” Burkman. Are you f’ing kidding me?
Is should be primed and ready for a title shot now………. in Icon or Strikeforce. Lost 3 of his last 4…
Talk about the student being better than the teacher!
Meaning, Hazelett better applies his BJJ skills in MMA than Gurgel does.
HOLY F’ING ARMBAR!!!!!!!!
Can you tell that I commented between rounds….
WOW.
McLovin is just sooooooooo McLovable!!!
How can you not be a fan of this kid?
How can I see the damn McLovin fight? HELPP!!!!!
I’ve been watching mma since around 1994. I’ll admit I didn’t follow TUF 1, but have watched 2-7. I have been really impressed with 2-6, but have been disappointed this season! I know nothing about the fighters except mac brown and cb are very over rated and hyped. I picked amir to win, and cb proved he’s strictly a wrestler and needs to evolve more. I think he has lots of potential!
The reason I gave my history on watching mma and tuf, is because of how many guys have come out of that first season. Yes I have gone back and watched it, and Diego Sanchez has been a favorite of mine for 2 or 3 years now. He looked pretty good tonight, and is continuously improving.
Evan Tanner is done, period…and is it me or did Grove look really big. I’d hate to accuse anyone of anything, but HGH isn’t tested for, and even his facial features were different (which happens when on HGH). Just throwing it out there.
Overall I enjoyed the fights, was disappointed I didn’t see Jeremy Horn, but oh well. With the UFC hyoing the 19th show more in one night than affliction has in months, they solidified the failure of the affliction show. It’s really too bad, but it’s business.
CB did tap, I don’t want to read other wise!
Mr 17 and Kevin: Told u guys that McLovin was the upset special of the night. Not a bad night of fighting to go along with a decent paychek from betting! God I love the UFC!
What other sport pays me on a consistant basis for watching the shows!
Absolutely John. I had money on McLovin the day the odds were released! I’m surpised that they never changed. I ahd him at -175 a month ago.
Diego was a lock.
I went 3 for 3. My third bet was a last minute parlay on Diego, Amir, and Kendall. It payed out at a little over 6.5 to 1
Who else did you have John?
I won back what I lost on Marcus Davis last event…
I dream of getting paid to watch tv and drink beer. lol
Kevin: I dont want to accuse anyone of anything, but Kendal’s faCIAL FEATURES LOOKED DIFFERENT TO ME AS WELL
I’ve said that sevral times in various posts on here. Both Grove and Matt Hammill were on Jacob’s team in TUF 3, both went to Team Punishment afterward, and all three have the enlarged jawline that often accompanies HGH use. I don’t want to throw anything out there with nothing more than suspicions, but I think the UFC and California and Nevada athletic commissions should think really hard about looking into that.
hey john, did you hear that Nick Diaz has been scratched from dream in a few weeks. I smell rematch with noons on CBS! I posted it this morning, but mania only puts your breaking news up! Just kidding mania, thanks for the props on the vera article!!
Yeah Unfortunatley I heard! diaz vs. Sakurai would have been one of the biggest Wars of the summer.
I could care less about KJ vs. Diaz!
EliteXC also said that they want diaz to fight Eddie (my honetown hommie” alvarez soon!
I agree,People bitch about Dana but lets face it! He has brought this sport so far.I have watched the UFC from day one with Royce Gracie,Dan Severn,Ken Shamrock,ect.. The sport back then had a very small fan base. Its changed so much.Safer for the fighters,much better pay,and its just exploded world wide.Its amazing!Dont bash Dana,his job isnt easy! I’m a huge hockey fan also and been to NHL games live,concerts live,but nothing compared to when I went to UFC 68 in Ohio live! When Randy Couture beat Big Tim after not fighting in a year and at the age of 43 years old.It was the most exciting event I have witnessed!You must see it live!I ask one favor Dana! Please try your best to work things out with Randy Couture..He belongs in the UFC!I’m a HUGE Couture fan! Dana and Randy are both very smart people! I am sure it will work out!
I wanna see Drew KO Marvin out i turned off the tv after Grove and Tanner
I like diegos ko better than mcfedries.
i agree too. i figured that fight would get FOTN too, but i havent seen the hazelett/burkman fight yet…
Diego Sanchez’s performance was decent - he showed some improvement in his striking, its too bad we did not get to see some of his JUjitsu.
Kendall Grove on the other hand displayed a ton of talent last night, controlling the clinch with those elbows and throwing up some very sweet knees from the standing position (ala Faber vs Pulver)
I was waiting for Evan’s to connect flush and expose Kendall’s glass jaw - maybe Grove’s chin isnt that fragile as i thought
Decent event, Grove’s performance was impressive imo.
I know I am not the one handing out bonuses, but $20,000? I know PPV event are more,$55k, $60k. And even past fight night/finale was $35k, no?
Anytime is not a bad time, but 2 bonus checks. Imagine if it were on a PPV. $110,000 in bonuses and around $10,000 for the fight
I guess they are already skimming for the loss they are going to take on the 19th of July
Keep in mind that in a day or two there will be a thread on this very site about fighter pay days. The amounts listed will be what is called for in each fighter’s contract. However it is widely known that Dana will pay his fighters well above what he is required to if they put forth a good effort and give a good show.
I had to laugh when Goldberg said McFedries was a true factor at 185. That was pretty funny. He is such a factor that they threw him a can like Eastman.
Fisher and Stephens got screwed out of the FOTN bonus! Their fight was WAAAAAY more exciting that Hazlett/Burkman. Granted that was a great arm bar, but I was more impressed with the out of nowhere elbows from Fisher and the pure pace of that fight.
i never saw the Burkman Hazlett fight. so i think the fight of the night bonus should have went to Diego and Luigi.
go to ufc website to watch Hazelett vs Burkman for FREE!! Burkman looked good in a losing effort. slick sub by Hazlett! FIGHT OF THE NIGHT
marvin eastman is the worst fighter i have ever seen, my little 9 years old newphew’s chin is better than his lol.. his pre fight interview are the funniest of all, he can’t even take a punch, always get KO…i feel bad for this dude.