| UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 17, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Omaha Civic Auditorium | |||
| City | Omaha, Nebraska | |||
| Attendance | 9,103 | |||
| Total gate | $700,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer (also known as UFC Fight Night 15) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on September 17, 2008, at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.[1]
Background
The event served as the lead-in to the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir on Spike TV.
Jeremy Horn was originally scheduled to face Wilson Gouveia on this card, but was injured. He was replaced by Ryan Jensen.[2]
Results
| Main card (Spike TV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Nate Diaz | def. | Josh Neer | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Clay Guida | def. | Mac Danzig | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Alan Belcher | def. | Ed Herman | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Eric Schafer | def. | Houston Alexander | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:53 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Alessio Sakara | def. | Joe Vedepo | KO (head kick) | 1 | 1:27 | |
| Middleweight | Wilson Gouveia | def. | Ryan Jensen | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 2:04 | |
| Lightweight | Joe Lauzon | def. | Kyle Bradley | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:34 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jason Brilz | def. | Brad Morris | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:54 | |
| Middleweight | Mike Massenzio | def. | Drew McFedries | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 1:28 | |
| Middleweight | Dan Miller | def. | Rob Kimmons | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:27 | |
Bonus Awards
Fighters were awarded $30,000 bonuses.[3]
- Fight of the Night: Nate Diaz vs. Josh Neer
- Knockout of the Night: Alessio Sakara
- Submission of the Night: Wilson Gouveia
Purses
Below are the fighter base salaries for the event. The total base fighter payroll was $305,000.[4]
- Nate Diaz — $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
- Josh Neer — $9,000
- Clay Guida — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win)
- Mac Danzig — $15,000
- Alan Belcher — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win)
- Ed Herman — $16,000
- Eric Schafer — $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
- Houston Alexander — $13,000
- Alessio Sakara — $34,000 ($17,000 to show, $17,000 to win)
- Joe Vedepo — $3,000
- Wilson Gouveia — $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 to win)
- Ryan Jensen — $4,000
- Joe Lauzon — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
- Kyle Bradley — $4,000
- Jason Brilz — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
- Brad Morris — $4,000
- Mike Massenzio — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
- Drew McFedries — $16,000
- Dan Miller — $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
- Rob Kimmons — $5,000
See also
References
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer". UFC.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
- ^ "Jeremy Horn injured, replaced by Ryan Jensen at UFC Fight Night 15". mmajunkie.com. September 8, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night $30,000 bonuses handed down". MMAWeekly.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 15 fighter paydays and salaries for 'Diaz vs Neer'". MMAmania.com. September 22, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
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