According to figures obtained from the NSAC, Brazilian middleweight Demian Maia netted $80,000 after picking opponent Kendall Grove apart for fifteen minutes this past weekend at the Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale with ever-improving stand-up and an always-reliable BJJ base.

News of the payout was listed in a document Five Ounces of Pain requested and received from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

Coming in a tie for second/third place on the event’s payroll was fan-favorite Stephan Bonnar who made $62,000 for outpointing Igor Pokrajac, as well as featherweight Leonard Garcia whose take-home total was assisted by a $30,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus for his unquestionable gutsiness en route to a controversial decision win over Nam Phan.

Read below for a complete rundown of TUF 12 Finale payouts:

Dave Branch – $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Rich Attonito – $8,000
Pablo Garza – $38,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus, $30,000 “Knockout of the Night” bonus) def. Fredson Paixao – $8,000
Nick Pace – $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus) def. Will Campuzano – $6,000
Kyle Watson – $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Sako Chivitchian – $8,000
Ian Loveland – $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Tyler Toner – $3,000
Cody McKenzie – $46,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus, $30,000 “Submission of the Night” bonus) def. Aaron Wilkinson – $8,000
Leonard Garcia – $62,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus, $30,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus) def. Nam Phan – $46,000 (includes $30,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus, $8,000 win bonus*)
Rick Story – $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Johny Hendricks – $22,000
Demian Maia – $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Kendall Grove – $28,000
Stephan Bonnar – $62,000 (includes $31,000 win bonus) def. Igor Pokrajac – $10,000
Jonathan Brookins – $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Michael Johnson – $8,000

* – Phan’s actual contracted salary for the fight was $8,000 in a loss but Dana White awarded him the win bonus after feeling, along with most in attendance, Phan deserved the decision nod

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A pair of TUF finalists – one of whom walked away a seasonal champ – will serve as individual components of two headlining bouts at Ultimate Fighter Season 12 Finale scheduled for December 4th in Las Vegas. The UFC officially announced the co-main events earlier today in a press release to media.

In one half of the action, the man who stood toe-to-toe with Forrest Griffin at the inaugural TUF finale, Stephan Bonnar, will face Igor Pokrajac in hopes of building on the momentum of his TKO victory over Krzysztof Soszynski last July at UFC 116. The showing netted Bonnar a “Fight of the Night” distinction and broke a three-fight skid the likeable light heavyweight had been on since early 2009.

Pokrajac was also victorious in his last Octagon appearance. The 22-7 Croatian submitted James Irvin this past August at “UFC on Versus 2”. Nineteen of his twenty-two career wins have come by way of a finishing performance.

Also tagged for headlining work at the conclusion to the current season of the Ultimate Fighter, TUF 3 champ Kendall Grove will put his BJJ to the test against highly respected submission artist Demian Maia. The lanky middleweight is coming off a split-decision win over Goran Reljic at UFC 116, while Maia most recently outpointed Mario Miranda a little over a month ago at UFC 118 in Boston.Similar Posts:

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It’s been a busy past 24 hours as several key UFC matchups have come to light.

A rumored lightweight matchup featuring Joe Lauzon vs. George Sotiropoulos for UFC 123, a light-heavyweight bout between Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera is being targeted for UFC 125, middleweights Kendall Grove vs. Demian Maia will meet at the TUF 12 Finale, and lightweights Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Kelly are almost set for UFC 123.

A lightweight bout between Joe Lauzon (19-5) and George Sotiropoulos (13-2) has been confirmed by MMAMania.com that will see both men meet on Nov. 20 at UFC 123. Lauzon is fresh off of a dominating victory over Gabe Ruediger at UFC 118. While Sotiropoulos has won seven straight, including a unanimous decision win over Kurt Pellegrino at UFC 116. This match could potentially position either man near the top of the lightweight division.

A light-heavyweight bout in the works has Thiago Silva (14-2) and Brandon Vera (11-5) squaring off at UFC 125 on Jan. 1 according to MMAjunkie.com. This bout could be pivotal for each fighter as a loss for either might spell the end of their time with the UFC. Silva is 1-2 in his past three and is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Rashad Evans at UFC 108. While Vera is coming off an injury to his right eye in his TKO loss to Jon Jones at UFC LIVE: Vera vs. Jones. The loss was “The Truth’s” second straight, as he dropped a unanimous decision to Randy Couture at UFC 105.

Middleweight Kendall Grove (12-7) announced on his Twitter account that he’d be meeting Demian Maia (13-2) at “The Ultimate Fighter Season 12″ finale on Dec. 4. Grove earned a split decision win over Goran Reljic at UFC 116 and is 2-1 in his past three. While Maia defeated Mario Miranda by unanimous decision at UFC 118 last month, putting him at 1-1 in his last two.

Gabe Ruediger made a disappointing return to the UFC by suffering a first round submission loss to Lauzon at UFC 118. Now he’ll get a second chance as MMAjunkie.com is reporting that the lightweight fighter will meet Paul Kelly (10-3) at UFC 123 on Nov. 20. Before the loss to Lauzon, Ruediger had won six straight including the Tachi Palace Fights title. British fighter, Kelly is looking to return to the win column after dropping a unanimous decision to Jacob Volkmann at UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko and is just 1-2 in his past three.

Half-a-million dollars may sound like small potatoes to fans accustomed with the enormous payouts main event boxers often receive but in the case of Mixed Martial Arts it stands out as being one of the top per-fight salaries in the sport’s history. Those worlds collided earlier today when it was announced iconic boxer James Toney received an event-high $500,000 for his lackluster loss to former UFC double-divisional champ Randy Couture this past weekend at UFC 118 in Boston. Toney’s salary netted him more than $153,000 per minute spent in the Octagon and accounted for more than a third of the fully disclosed payroll.

Couture, by comparison, earned $250,000 for the first-round pummeling without any reported “win bonus” involved.

Their salaries were released earlier today along with the remainder of the card by the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission and reported by MMAWeekly.

The full list of salary results can be found below:

Mike Pierce – $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Amilcar Alves – $6,000
Greg Soto – $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Nick Osipczak – $10,000
Dan Miller – $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. John Salter – $8,000
Nik Lentz – $22,000 (includes $11,000 win bonus) def. Andre Winner - $10,000
Joe Lauzon – $84,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus, $60,000 “Submission of the Night” bonus) def. Gabe Ruediger – $8,000
Nate Diaz – $120,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus, $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus) def. Marcus Davis – $91,000 (includes $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus)
Gray Maynard – $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Kenny Florian – $65,000
Demian Maia – $68,000 (includes $34,000 win bonus) def. Mario Miranda – $8,000
Randy Couture – $250,000 def. James Toney – $500,000
Frankie Edgar – $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus) def. B.J. Penn – $150,000

New York, NY, August 4, 2010 – Originally scheduled to take place at UFC 118 in Boston, Nate Marquardt (32-9-2) and Rousimar Palhares (20-2-0) will engage in a key middleweight battle to headline Spike TV’s “UFC Fight Night” live from the Frank Erwin Special Events Center on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin on Wednesday, September 15 at 8:00 PM ET/PT. The bout replaces the previous main event of Alan Belcher vs. Demian Maia, which has been postponed due to an injury to Belcher.

A longtime protégé of renowned trainer Greg Jackson, Marquardt enters the fight against Palhares coming off of a hard-fought battle against Chael Sonnen at UFC 109 in February. The exciting three-round contest, winning “Fight of the Night,” honors denied Marquardt a middleweight title shot, but he is more determined than ever heading into September’s bout with Palhares. With over forty fights on his resume, Marquardt is one of the most experienced fighters in the UFC, and has notched wins against notable middleweights like Demian Maia and Martin Kampmann. He will look to take a step towards another chance at the division’s crown with a win over Palhares.

Fighting out of Brazilian Top Team in Dores do Indaia, Brazil, Palhares enters his bout with Nate Marquardt on a three fight win streak, most recently submitting Tomasz Drwal forty five seconds into the first round of their matchup at UFC 111 in Newark, NJ this past March. Considered one of the most naturally gifted Brazilian Jiu Jitsu artists in mixed martial arts, seven of Palhares’ last eight wins have come via submission. He aims to add to that tally and enter the discussion for a middleweight title shot when he takes on Marquardt.

In the co-feature, “The Ultimate Fighter 6” champ Mac Danzig (20-8-1) fighting out of Los Angeles, takes on Matt Wiman (12-5) from “The Ultimate Fighter 5,” currently fighting out San Francisco, in a rematch of their bout this past June at UFC 115. In that fight, Wiman was awarded a controversial victory when he told the referee Danzig had passed out while caught in a guillotine choke. However, a conscious Danzig claimed he never lost consciousness or tapped. The lightweight contenders will settle their score in Spike’s “UFC Fight Night,” with the winner moving up the ranks in the 155lb division.

The Spike telecast will open with a lightweight battle between Cole Miller (16-4) (“The Ultimate Fighter 5” participant) and “The Ultimate Fighter 9” winner Ross Pearson (13-3). Fighting with American Top Team out of Coconut Creek, FL, Miller has won three of his last four UFC contests. His opponent, Pearson, fighting out of Sunderland, England with Team Rough House, is undefeated in three fights in the Octagon.

Also on the televised card will be a lightweight showdown between Jim Miller (17-2) and Gleison Tibau (31-6). The pride of Whippany, NJ, Miller is on a four-fight winning streak and is quickly moving up the 155lb division ranks. Tibau, a Brazilian native who currently trains with American Top Team in Coconut Creek, FL, is coming off of an impressive first round TKO over Caol Uno in March.

From the headliner of a UFC Fight Night event on Spike TV to a supporting cast role at UFC 118, decorated submission grappler Demian Maia will be returning to action when he faces off with fellow Brazilian Mario Miranda in a middleweight clash.

Maia had previously been slated to square off with Alan Belcher in the main event of UFC Fight Night 22 before a detached retina forced Belcher to the sidelines. The Maia vs. Belcher bout has been replaced by a main event of Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares for the September Fight Night card.

News of the bout between Maia and Miranda being expected for the UFC 118 main-card comes from a recent report at MMAJunkie.com.

UFC 118 is set to take place on August 28 from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

Maia will be looking to rebound from a UFC 112 title defeat at the hands of Anderson Silva, while Miranda recently bounced back from a TKO defeat to Gerald Harris in his UFC debut to TKO David Loiseau in his latest outing.

Demian Maia will now fight in August.

Multiple sources close to the event informed MMAjunkie.com that the grappling ace will face middleweight prospect Mario
Miranda at UFC 118 in Boston.

Both fighters have tentatively agreed to the main-card contest, and bout agreements are expected to be finalized shortly for the Aug. 28 pay-per-view event, which takes place at Boston's TD Garden, sources said.

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"The Ultimate Fighter 11" cast member Rich Attonito returns to the octagon on Sept. 15 to welcome UFC newcomer Rafael Natal to the organization.

UFC officials announced the matchup today.

The pair meets on the preliminary card of UFC Fight 22 in Austin, Texas.
Featuring a matchup between middleweight contenders Alan Belcher and
Demian Maia, the main card of UFC Fight Night 22 airs live on Spike TV.

UFC Fight Night 22 is now official after Spike TV made the announcement on Monday. The event will be headlined by middleweight fighters Demian Maia (12-2) and Alan Belcher (16-6). The co-main event has lightweights Mac Danzig (19-8-1) rematching Matt Wiman (12-5).

UFN 22 will be held at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas on Sept. 15 and will act as the lead-in for Season 12 of “The Ultimate Fighter” television series. Season 12 will feature welterweight coaches UFC champion Georges St-Pierre and top contender Josh Koscheck.

Maia is coming off a loss to middleweight champ Anderson Silva at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi last April and is 6-2 in the UFC, having won four “Submission of the Night” awards. While his opponent Belcher is 7-4 in the UFC and riding a two fight win streak, with victories over a returning Patrick Côté at UFC 113 and Wilson Gouveia at UFC 107.

The rematch between Danzig and Wiman comes after the controversial stoppage in their last fight at UFC 115 in May. Wiman was on top and had Danzig in a guillotine choke when referee Yves Lavigne stopped the bout thinking that Danzig was unconscious. Danzig immediately jumped up and protested the call but to no avail. The UFC immediately booked the rematch and both men will now meet for a second time at UFN 22 in September.

The full rumored card for UFN 22 is as follows:

Middleweight bout: Alan Belcher vs. Demian Maia
Middleweight bout: Mac Danzig vs. Matt Wiman
Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs. Gleison Tibau*
Lightweight bout: Cole Miller vs. Ross Pearson*
Lightweight bout: Efrain Escudero vs. John Gunderson*
Welterweight bout: Nick Catone vs. Tomsz Drwal*
Light-heavyweight bout: Jared Hamman vs. Kyle Kingsbury*

*-Not official