UFC 96
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Background
The card was headlined by a Light Heavyweight bout between Quinton Jackson and Keith Jardine. Following the main event, Rashad Evans, training partner of Jardine and then-Light Heavyweight Champion, entered the cage and publicly challenged Jackson. It resulted in a long-standing feud between the two that would not be settled until 2010.[1]
A Welterweight bout between Dustin Hazelett and Ben Saunders was originally scheduled for this card, but was cancelled when Hazelett was injured.[1]
Saunders was then scheduled to face replacement Ryan Madigan, but that bout was also cancelled when Saunders suffered a shattered toe in training.[1] Madigan eventually faced Tamdan McCrory on this card.
Results
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Bonus awards
The following fighters received $60,000 bonuses.[2]
- Fight of the Night: Quinton Jackson vs. Keith Jardine
- Knockout of the Night: Matt Hamill
- Submission of the Night: No bonus awarded.
Purses
- Quinton Jackson ($325,000 – includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Keith Jardine ($55,000)[3]
- Shane Carwin ($32,000 – includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Gabriel Gonzaga ($60,000)
- Matt Brown ($16,000 – includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Pete Sell ($12,000)
- Matt Hamill ($40,000 – includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Mark Muñoz ($12,000)
- Gray Maynard ($20,000 – includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Jim Miller ($9,000)
- Tamdan McCrory ($20,000 – includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Madigan ($3,000)
- Kendall Grove ($44,000 – includes $22,000 win bonus) def. Jason Day ($5,000)
- Jason Brilz ($10,000 – includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Tim Boetsch ($12,000)
- Brandon Vera ($60,000 – includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Michael Patt ($5,000)
- Shane Nelson ($16,000 – includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Aaron Riley ($6,000)
See also
References
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