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

While middleweight Gerald Harris has yet to be
featured on the main card of a UFC event, that doesn't mean he's not
getting noticed.

Being on ESPN can do that for you.

"When I was leaving the airport, I saw (professional wrestler)
Goldberg," Harris told MMAjunkie.com
Radio. "I said, 'Excuse me, sir. I fought last night, and I just want your
autograph. I don't want to bother you.' ... He said, 'Oh, my God, dude. You were on
'SportsCenter' this morning.' He grabbed me and took a picture with me. I
was like, 'Hell, yeah!'"

A total of six fighters earned “Fight Night” bonuses after Saturday night’s “UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin” event. Earning $75,000 each Chris Leben, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Stephan Bonnar, Krzysztof Soszynski, Gerald Harris, and Brock Lesnar all walked away with the a bonus after their efforts at UFC 116.

UFC 116 took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

Two “Fight of the Night” awards were handed down to Chris Leben, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Stephan Bonnar, and Krzysztof Soszynski for their main card bouts. Leben and Akiyama battled back-and-forth for three rounds until the “Crippler” caught the Japanese fighter with a leg triangle, forcing “Sexyama” to tap at 4:40. Bonnar stopped Soszynski by TKO in the second round, avenging a loss to the “Polish Experiment” after their first fight at UFC 110 ended in controversy after “The American Psycho” was cut by an accidental headbutt.

The “Knockout of the Night” was given to Gerald Harris after he knocked out opponent Dave Branch in the third round of their fight. Branch jumped up and locked his legs around Harris in an attempt for a submission, Harris answered by slamming his opponent into the mat knocking Branch out.

Earning a surprising “Submission of the Night” bonus was defending UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, who probably surprised everyone, by submitting opponent Shane Carwin with an arm-triangle choke in the second.

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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

UFC 116 took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In a night that delivered on all fronts, Zuffa has announced post fight bonuses for the event. Each bonus was worth 75 thousand dollars to the recipients.

Submission of the night went to the UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar who weathered an early storm before securing a fight ending arm-triangle choke.

Knockout of the night went to Gerald Harris. Harris fought on the nights preliminary card and defeated Dave Branch via Knockout from a vicious slam that immediately rendered Branch unconscious.

Fight of the night honors went to a pair of fights. Stephan Bonnar, Krzysztof Soszynski, Chris Leben and Yoshihiro Akiyama each earned $75,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances .

Leben and Akiyama battled for the better portion of 3 rounds, prior to Leben scoring the victory by Triangle choke with only :14 seconds left in the bout. A true gem that might have netted Leben FOTN and Sub of the night under other circumstances.

Soszynski and Bonnar, were awarded a second “Fight of the Night” bonus . This fight a rematch of their UFC 110 meeting. With Bonner pulling out the victory by 3rd round TKO in a fight that saw the UFC vet battered and cut up for the majority of the contest.

LAS VEGAS - Gerald Harris, Brock Lesnar, Stephan Bonnar, Krzysztof Soszynski, Chris Leben and Yoshihiro Akiyama each earned $75,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances
at
Saturday's UFC 116 event.

Harris earned the "Knockout of the Night" award, Lesnar earned the
"Submission of the Night" bonus, and Bonnar, Soszynski, Leben, Akiyama all earned
"Fight of the Night" honors.

MMAjunkie.com
learned of the award winners and bonus amounts while at the UFC 116
post-event press conference.

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)

Tonight’s “UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin” event will kick off tonight at approximately 7:00 PM EST (4:00 PM PST) with the preliminary bouts. Spike TV will be carrying two preliminary fights and will start their live broadcast at 9:00 PM EST (6:00 PM PST). The live pay-per-view main card will start at 10:00 PM EST (7:00 PM PST) and will feature five bouts.

UFC 116 is taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. and features a total of 12 bouts.

The main event features a heavyweight unification title bout between the returning champion Brock Lesnar and interim champ Shane Carwin. Both men had been scheduled to meet back in the fall but an illness which almost ended Lesnar’s career sidelined him for almost a year. Now mixed martial arts fans will get to see who the true number one heavyweight fighter in the world is.

The co-main event has Japanese star Yoshihiro Akiyama taking on the “Crippler” Chris Leben, who steps in at the last minute replacing Wanderlei Silva. This will be Akiyama’s second bout in the UFC and hasn’t been defeated in an mma bout since 2005. Leben steps in with just two weeks between his last bout having defeated Aaron Simpson at the “TUF 11″ Finale.

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Main card

Heavyweight Championship bout: Brock Lesnar def. Shane Carwin via submission (arm triangle) – R2, 2:19
Middleweight bout: Chris Leben def. Yoshihiro Akiyama via submission (triangle choke) – R3, 4:40
Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle def. Matt Brown via submission (armbar) – R2, 2:02
Light Heavyweight bout: Stephan Bonnar def. Krzysztof Soszynski via. TKO (strikes) – R2, 3:08
Lightweight bout: George Sotiropoulos def. Kurt Pellegrino via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

Heavyweight bout: Brendan Schaub def. Chris Tuchscherer via TKO (strikes) – R1, 1:07
Light Heavyweight bout: Ricardo Romero def. Seth Petruzelli via submission (armbar) – R2, 3:05

Preliminary card

Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove def. Goran Reljic via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
Middleweight bout: Gerald Harris def. Dave Branch via knockout (slam) – R3, 2:35
Welterweight bout: Daniel Roberts def. Forrest Petz via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Heavyweight bout: Jon Madsen def. Karlos Vemola via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

FiveOuncesofPain.com will be here all evening to make sure you are kept up to date with all of the latest live results and happenings from UFC 116.

Headlining the card will be a heavyweight title unification bout between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin, while middleweights Chris Leben and Yoshihiro Akiyama are set to duke it out in the co-headliner.

UFC 116 will take place from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

5 Oz‘ live coverage of the card will kick off at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) when the first pair of fighters touch gloves.

A preliminary broadcast is set to air on Spike TV beginning at 9 p.m. ET, while the main card is slated for 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view.

A full set of live results from UFC 116 are listed below:

Jon Madsen def. Karlos Vemola via unanimous decision ( 30-27 x3)

Daniel Roberts def. Forrest Petz via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Gerald Harris def. Dave Branch via KO (SLAM) Round 3.

Ricardo Romero def. Seth Petruzelli via sub ( straight armbar) 3:05 or Round 2

Kendall Grove def. Goran Reljic via Split Decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)

Brendan Schaub def. Chris Tuchscherer via TKO 1:07 Round 1

George Sotiropoulos def. Kurt Pellegrino via decision ( 30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Stephan Bonnar def. Krzysztof Soszynski via TKO 3:08 Round 2

Chris Lytle def. Matt Brown by Submission (Armbar) at 2:02, Round 2

Chris Leben def. Yoshihiro Akiyama by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 4:40, Round 3