UFC 97 Fight Night Awards and Bonuses Fight of the Night: Sam Stout vs. Matt Wiman Knockout of...

UFC 97 Fight Night Awards and Bonuses

Fight of the Night: Sam Stout vs. Matt Wiman

Knockout of the Night: Shogun Rua

Submission of the Night: Krzysztof Soszynski

Bonuses amount to $70,000 each.

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almost 3 years ago Anton Tabuena 23 comments 0 recs |

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good choices imo

by kotif on Apr 19, 2009 2:51 AM EDT reply actions

Good to see Shogun get the props he deserves for knocking out Chuck Liddell in the first round.

by AnonymousA on Apr 19, 2009 2:56 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed. That was pure domination from opening to closing in my view. Not once was Shogun ever really in trouble.

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

by FlyByKnight on Apr 19, 2009 2:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Yup. Liddell didn’t have anything for Shogun. It was just a matter of time.

by AnonymousA on Apr 19, 2009 3:06 AM EDT up reply actions

They gave Shogun a bonus after the Coleman fight too, it’s not like the UFC isn’t pushing the guy.

by who me on Apr 19, 2009 3:34 AM EDT up reply actions

He didn’t deserve those props.

by AnonymousA on Apr 19, 2009 3:35 AM EDT up reply actions

I deserved a bonus for watching Rua/Coleman 2. It took the heart of a warrior to take that kind of punishment.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 19, 2009 4:58 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

This.

by Riney on Apr 19, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions

FOTN?????

I would rather get my nuts slammed in a dresser drawer than watch Stout/Wiman again.

by nitro on Apr 19, 2009 3:02 AM EDT reply actions

It was the most exciting fight of the night…not a great show. It had great fighters, but not so much great fights.

by szucconi on Apr 19, 2009 3:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Guess it depends on your tastes. I thought Kang-Poukam and Cantwell-Cane were more fun to watch.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 19, 2009 3:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Didn’t get to see Kang-Poukam, but wanted to. Stout-Wiman was at the top of my list for FOTN, but I was hoping prof. x was going to pull of a great one and get FOTN.

by szucconi on Apr 19, 2009 3:48 AM EDT up reply actions

How did you not like that fight?

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by Tim Burke on Apr 19, 2009 3:23 AM EDT up reply actions

Incredible!

How does fight of the night not go to Kane vs. Cantwell????

"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"

by Warhand on Apr 19, 2009 3:10 AM EDT reply actions

Easy...

Stout vs Wiman was more exciting.

by zeke21 on Apr 19, 2009 3:18 AM EDT reply actions

$70000 ? Is that Canadian or American? They don’t have to pay taxes on their bonuses up here either.

by bubbafat on Apr 19, 2009 3:26 AM EDT reply actions

they should have just had no submission of the night or given it to damien maia or dustin hazelett out of principality that was the worst display of jiu jitsu all night just because he had the only fight that ended with a submission doesn’t mean they should give him 70 grand for that crap

by drano on Apr 19, 2009 4:03 AM EDT reply actions

Not the only submission

Mark Bocek won via submission as well

by Scott Haber on Apr 19, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions

I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian

by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 19, 2009 4:23 AM EDT reply actions

What do I get for predicting Stout/Wiman Fight of the Night? I think I would like my Bloody Elbow letter jacket in red and black. Do I send my address and coat size to Brent or Nate?

(formerly TheFightJournal)

by Lucas2 on Apr 19, 2009 11:39 AM EDT reply actions