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Nam Phan confirms to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour that he was paid his win bonus following his controversial loss to Leonard Garcia at the TUF 12 Finale: "It's almost a blessing in disguise," Phan said. "It almost made me more popular. I really appreciate the support from the MMA community, especially the UFC and Dana White. Everyone from the UFC had my back, and I really appreciate that." "Dana white came by backstage and told me, 'You're getting your win bonus because you won that fight,' " Phan said. "I thought business is business, and I just thought if I lost, I lost, and I would only get my base pay. That's how it usually goes. But the UFC – Dana White takes care of the fighters. I really appreciate that."

CompuStrike looks at the Leonard Garcia vs Nam Phan fight.

Mark Hominick will get his wish and face Leonard Garcia in a featherweight clash at WEC 51 in September, according to MMA Weekly. WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan coverage

WEC 48 prelims to air live on Spike TV: - Leonard Garcia (13-5-) vs. Chan Sung Jung (10-1) - Alex Karalexis (10-4 MMA) vs. Anthony Pettis (8-1) HT: http://twitter.com/danawhite/, mmajunkie.com, SidHartman WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber coverage

Leonard Garcia Returns at WEC 42 to Face Jameel Massouh A featherweight bout has been added to the next WEC show slated for Aug 9 as former top contender, "Bad Boy" Leonard Garcia returns to action to face Jameel Massouh Garcia steps back into the WEC cage for the first time since suffering a loss to current champion, Mike Brown, in a title fight back in March. His opponent, Jameel Massouh, will make his second appearance in the WEC, after suffering a loss in his debut bout against top ten featherweight, Rafael Assuncao.

Mike Brown, Leonard Garcia and Frank Shamrock on TapouT Radio (audio)