UFC 76 Payouts

Thanks to ufcjunkie for the info:

UFC 76 took place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. on Saturday, Sept. 22, and featured Keith Jardine’s upset split-decision victory over Chuck Liddell. Jardine earned $14,000 for the victory, and Liddell earned $500,000 in defeat.
Other top paydays included Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, who earned $150,000 — $106,000 more than Forrest Griffin, who submitted him in the third round. Additionally, Lyoto Machida earned $50,000 for a victory over Kazuhiro Nakamura ($20,000).
The total payroll for the event was $954,000 (though 68 percent of it went to Liddell and Rua).
The full amounts included:
Keith Jardine ($14,000) def. Chuck Liddell ($500,000)
Forrest Griffin ($44,000) def. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua ($150,000)
Jon Fitch ($44,000) def. Diego Sanchez ($22,000)
Lyoto Machida ($50,000) def. Kazuhiro Nakamura ($20,000)
Tyson Griffin ($24,000) def. Thiago Tavares ($9,000)
Rich Clementi ($24,000) def. Anthony Johnson ($5,000)
Jeremy Stephens ($6,000) def. Diego Saraiva ($3,000)
Christian Wellisch ($14,000) def. Scott Junk ($4,000)
Matt Wiman ($16,000) def. Michihiro Omigawa ($5,000)

Thiago Alves vs. Ryo Chonan?

Thiago Alves, fresh off a Submission (Verbal) win at UFN 11 is set to face PRIDE star, and the last man to beat current Champ Anderson Silva, Ryo Chonan, at UFC 78. This according to the Fight Network. Alves got the win in his first fight back from a suspension due to testing positive for diuretics.

Chonan (14-7) is best known for the unbelievable submission he pulled off on the current 185 lb. King Anderson Silva.

Here's a quick peek from the article:

“A star in Japan’s DEEP promotion, Chonan graduated to PRIDE’s roster in 2004 with mixed results. The 28-year-old’s highlight moment in the now defunct promotion came against current UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, when a standing Chonan dramatically scissor-dropped to a heelhook to submit the Brazilian at PRIDE Shockwave 2004 on New Year’s Eve.”

Lets hope this is true...it would be Chonan's first fight at 170 lbs. and would be very exciting. He currently trains at Team Quest with Dan Henderson.

Bisping vs. Hammill II Postponed

A rematch between the two TUF 3 contestants has been postponed due to surgery, according to Michael Bisping on his website .

Bisping and the American, Matt Hammill fought recently at UFC 75. The match was to ultimately decide who the best fighter was from TUF 3. Bisping won the show, but Hammill had to withdraw due to an injury and could have went on to win.

Hammill appeared to take a decision win from Bisping at the UFC show in England, but the judges awarded the fight to Bisping in a very controversial decision...and thats being politically correct.

The rematch was scheduled for Nov. 17 at UFC 78, but Hammill is scheduled to have surgery on his right knee to fix a torn ACL.

Nick Diaz has Staph

Nick Diaz, who recently fought on the EliteXC card vs. Mike Aina, has a severe case of staph infection. Diaz clearly was not himself in the fight, earning a split decision win over Aina, in a bought he should have dominated.

"I felt pretty crappy in my match in Hawaii, but I figured it was jet lag or maybe something I had eaten the night before,” Diaz was quoted as saying. “When I left Hawaii the next day, I was getting chills and had to be covered with several blankets on the plane, but I just kept having cold sweats. By the time I got to Vegas, the infection had ballooned up and so I went to the hospital to have it checked out. They admitted me and I’ve been here ever since."


Diaz was scheduled to fight again October 20th, but it appears as though he will not be healthy in time to fight.

"Babalu" Loses his Money, Keeps his Ability to Fight

Renato "Babalu" Sobral will, indeed, lose his $25,000 bonus for winning his fight at UFC 74 over David Heath. Babalu was found guilty, by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, of holding a choke too long that led to Heath going unconciouss.

The NSAC did not, however, suspend the fighter. The UFC has released Babalu, but he is now free to fight with other organizations.

Liddell Camp Looks for a Bounce-back Opponent

“He’s [Chuck Liddell] already said he’ll be back in the gym next Monday. He’s going to fight again, hopefully as soon as possible, maybe in December. We’re looking at ‘Shogun.’ … Chuck will face anyone they put in front of him… You’re dealing with a guy that just lost a fight, is totally depressed right after a humungous loss. Of course, he’s disappointed. We didn’t get into details about the fight, especially after a loss, because that’s not the time you want to talk about it. We usually talk about it when we get back in the gym.”

-From John Hackleman, Chuck's trainer. This clears up retirement talk coming from rumors coupled with Chuck's age (37).

Karo vs. Lombard?

Two great judokas will battle, according to rumors, at UFC 78.

Karo Parisyan (17-4) will take on UFC newcomer Hector Lombard (11-2-1).

Parisyan has been at or near title contention since 2005. He was set to take on then title holder Matt Hughes, but had to withdraw due to injury. Karo is now on a 2 fight win streak, last having beaten Josh Burkman.

The problem I have with this fight is that it is a step down for Karo. Judo is great and very pleasing to the eyes, but Lombard is not worthy of fighting Karo. Karo needs a real contender to face, because he truly deserves to be in title contention.

Problem is, TUF 6 has created a log jam of fighters searching for the 170 lb. strap. Hughes is set to face Matt Serra in December, and then it is clearly Georges St. Pierre's turn. After that, who knows. Jon Fitch just threw his hat in the race with his win over Diego Sanchez.

All I know, is Karo needs good fights with bigger name fighters.