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UFC 88 "Fight Night" Bonuses Awarded

Knockout of the Night - Rashad Evans

Submission of the Night - Jason MacDonald

Fight of the Night - Kurt Pellegrino & Thiago Tavares

Each earned $60,000 in addition to their purse.

UPDATE: As is custom recently, Pelligrino vs. Tavares is now streaming for free on UFC.com

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Haven't seen Pellegrino/Tavares yet.

But can’t argue with the other two awards at all.

There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.

by misterjonez on Sep 7, 2008 6:01 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

… it’s really a shame that the “Fight of the Night” was one of the two fights they weren’t able to show.

by Kierkegaard on Sep 7, 2008 9:15 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

For the record

I was the only on staff here to call Pellegrino over Tavares.

But man, I am still in shock over Evans’ KO. What a shot.

by Luke Thomas on Sep 7, 2008 9:49 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The silence afterwards was absolutely deafening.

Pivotal moment in Chuck’s, and hopefully Rashad’s career. I would love it if Rashad could threaten this type of explosive power from here on out, it would make him a really interesting guy to follow.

There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.

by misterjonez on Sep 7, 2008 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wanted to pick Pellegrino

but as you said in your predictions, he seems to tend to give away fights when he should be closing them out so I didn’t go with my original thought and instead played it safe. You are the man on that one…

Contributing Editor - BloodyElbow.com - SBNation's mixed martial arts headquarters.

by Brent Brookhouse on Sep 7, 2008 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't help but think....

Any other referee other than Yves Lavigne, the fight would have been stopped within the first 30 sec. Why isn’t he doing main events?

by cyph on Sep 7, 2008 11:44 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He did the VAST majority of fights at the Minnesota UFC.

by AJB on Sep 7, 2008 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good points. I’m always happy to see Yves refereeing a fight.

by Richard Wade on Sep 7, 2008 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really hope they keep Tavares.

by Eugene Schelfaut on Sep 7, 2008 4:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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