Usually, promoters give you a pat on the back or a big check when you
knock your opponent out in short time.

UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub did so this past
Saturday with a knockout of Chris Tuchscherer at UFC
116, though a bonus check eluded him (at least one of the disclosed
variety).

But even with another highlight-reel clip under his belt, the veteran of
"The Ultimate Fighter 10" is unsatisfied with the cage time he's
gotten.

Down just a fraction from the 1.5 million viewers that tuned in to watch the UFC 115 Prelims on Spike TV, the preliminary bouts aired on Spike TV for last weekend’s UFC 116 drew a healthy 1.3 million total viewers.

The preliminary card that aired on Spike TV served as an appetizer to UFC 116 which aired on pay-per-view.

Two bouts were featured on the broadcast, as Brendan Schaub TKO’d Chris Tuchscherer with ease in the first round of a havyweight contest, and Ricardo Romero battled back with a broken jaw to submit Seth Petruzelli in the second round in light heavyweight action.

The preliminary bouts on Spike served to set up the main card where Brock Lesnar became the undisputed king of the heavyweights with a second round submission of Shane Carwin.

UFC 116 winner and former MMAjunkie.com blogger Brendan Schaub joins
today's edition of MMAjunkie.com Radio.

Schaub calls in to discuss his 67-second TKO win over Chris Tuchscherer.
The former cast member of "The Ultimate Fighter 10" now has a two-fight
win streak that has required just 114 seconds of total cage time.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from 12-2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. PT) live from the
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino's Race & Sports Book. Listen to and
watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.

After earning an impressive 1.6 million viewers for its UFC 114
broadcast, Spike TV's "UFC Prelims" broadcast for this past weekend's
UFC 116 event dipped slightly for an average of 1.3 million viewers, MMAjunkie.com today
confirmed with an industry source.

The three-fight July 3 broadcast, which featured Brendan Schuab vs.
Chris Tuchscherer and Ricardo Romero vs. Seth Petruzelli, as well as a
bonus fight of Gerald Harris vs. David Branch did peak with 1.5 million
viewers in the final quarter hour.

Additionally, the July 2 broadcast of the UFC 116 weigh-in ceremonies,
the first-ever such broadcast for Spike TV, drew 645,000 viewers.

On Monday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the medical suspensions for this past weekends “UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin” event. All four headlining fighters were issued with medical suspensions.

UFC 116 went down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

The full medical suspensions are as follows:

- Brock Lesnar: Suspended until Aug. 18 with no contact till Aug. 3 – Right eye and left eyebrow lacerations.
- Shane Carwin: Suspended until Sept 2 with no contact till Aug. 18.
- Chris Leben: Suspended until Aug. 3 with no contact till July 25. – “Tough fight.”
- Yoshihiro Akiyama: Suspended until Aug. 18 with no contact till Aug. 3. – “Tough fight.”
- Stephen Bonnar: Suspended until Aug. 18 with no contact until Aug. 3. – Facial lacerations.
- Krzysztof Soszynski: Suspended until Sept. 2 with no contact until Aug. 18. – Left thumb must be cleared by a physician or suspension will extend until Dec. 31.
- Kurt Pellegrino: Suspended until Aug. 18 with no contact until Aug. 3 – Left knee must be cleared by a physician or suspension will extend until Dec. 31.
- Chris Tuchscherer: Suspended until Sept. 2 with no contact until Aug. 18. – Right cheek laceration. Must receive clearance for left ear with a specialist or suspension will extend until Dec. 31.
- Ricardo Romero: Suspended until Sept. 2 with no contact until Aug. 18. – Broken left lower jaw must receive clearance by specialist or suspension will extend until Dec. 31.
- David Branch: Suspended until Sept. 2 with no contact until Aug. 18.

In what should come as no surprise, Brock Lesnar was the highest paid fighter during last weekend’s UFC 116 event from Las Vegas with a reported $400,000 paycheck for his efforts. In what should come as a minor surprise to many, his opponent Shane Carwin picked up $40,000 for his troubles, which means Lesnar was paid ten-times the amount Carwin was for his appearance in the main event of the evening.

Also among the highest paid athletes to compete at UFC 1116 were Chris Leben ($86,000), who also picked up a hefty “Fight of the Night” bonus check for his third round triangle submission of Yoshihiro Akiyama in a back-and-forth war between middleweights, and Chris Lytle ($52,000) who submitted Matt Brown with a nasty reverse triangle/straight armlock in a welterweight battle.

A full list of the disclosed fighter salaries for UFC 116 is below:

Brock Lesnar: $400,000 (no win bonus) def. Shane Carwin: $40,000

Chris Leben: $86,000 ($43,000 win bonus) def. Yoshihiro Akiyama: $45,000

Chris Lytle: $52,000 ($26,000 win bonus) def. Matt Brown: $10,000

Stephan Bonnar: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus) def. Krzysztof Soszynski: $10,000

George Sotiropoulos: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Kurt Pellegrino: $25,000

Brendan Schuab: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Chris Tuchscherer: $12,000

Ricardo Romero: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Seth Petruzelli: $10,000

Kendall Grove: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus) def. Goran Reljic: $5,000

Gerald Harris: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. David Branch: $6,000

Daniel Roberts: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Forrest Petz: $6,000

Jon Madsen: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Karlos Vemola: $8,000

Fans of last night’s “UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin” can watch more interviews and post fight press conference comments with all of the winners at UFC.com.

Click here to view the embedded video.

George Sotiropoulos say’s he’s “Here to stay,” after his win over the “Batman” Kurt Pellegrino in their main card bout. The Australian earned a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) to win his sixth UFC victory.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Brendan Schaub feels that his loss to fellow “TUF 10″ teammate Roy Nelson was good for his mma career. Picking up his second UFC win against a tough Chris Tuchscherer via TKO, Schaub talks about his win as well as what’s up next for the former NFL player.

HT: MMAFighting.com

More videos after the jump

Click here to view the embedded video.

UFC middleweight Kendall Grove say’s the judges called the fight correctly after he earned a split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28) against Goran Reljic. The Hawaiian also apologizes to Spike TV for his controversial remarks which may have gotten him removed from the Preliminary show broadcast.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Gerald Harris earns another impressive UFC win after slamming opponent Dave Branch into the mat in the third round of their fight. Harris talks about his victory and his knockout slam. He feels “blessed” to have a second run with the promotion.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - All that training with Shane Carwin must be rubbing off on heavyweight prospect Brendan Schaub, as the former Ultimate Fighter competitor made it two quick knockouts in a row on the UFC 116 undercard at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday night, halting Chris Tuchscherer in just 67 seconds.

LAS VEGAS - As the big guys continue to make the UFC heavyweight division the organization's marquee weight class, "The Ultimate Fighter 10" runner-up Brendan Schaub is doing his best to get noticed.

He did just that on Saturday with a quick and decisive first-round knockout of Chris Tuchscherer at Saturday's UFC 116 event.

The preliminary-card bout was the featured attraction in a Spike TV "UFC Prelims" broadcast that preceded the night's pay-per-view main card.

Brendan Schaub notched his second consecutive official win in the UFC with a one-sided beatdown of Brock Lesnar training partner Chris Tuchscherer during the UFC 116 prelims this evening from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Tuchscherer wasn’t able to get anything going for the minute that the bout lasted, as Schaub delivered a crushing right hand to the temple that sent the former Division II All-American wrestler to the canvas and on his way to the second loss in three UFC outings.

The original Kimbo-slayer Seth Petruzelli was served up a submission defeat in his return to the Octagon at the hands of UFC newcomer Ricardo Romero. Petruzelli had the former Ring of Combat Champion in a lot of trouble during the first round thanks to a series of vicious strikes that left Romero on queer street until the New Jersey native took over in the second round, controlling “The Silverback” from the top position and finishing the fight with a nasty straight armbar.

Making an early bid for the coveted “Knockout of the Night” bonus was Gerald Harris who battled David Branch tooth in the middleweight division for the bulk of two and a half rounds before slamming his opponent to the canvas violently for the knockout stoppage when Branch attempted to jump into guard. Harris (15-2) improved his UFC record to 3-0 with the impressive win.

A full list of results from the UFC 116 preliminary action are listed below:

Brendan Schaub def. Chris Tuchscherer via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:07

Ricardo Romero def. Seth Petruzelli via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 3:05

Kendall Grove def. Goran Reljic via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)

Gerald Harris def. David Branch via knockout (slam) – Round 3, 2:35

Daniel Roberts def. Forrest Petz via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Jon Madsen def. Karlos Vemola via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)