UFC 135 bonuses and awards

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UFC 135: "Jones vs. Rampage" from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, has officially wrapped, which means it's time for those select fighters who went above and beyond in their respective fights to get a little extra grease for their efforts.

To the tune of $75,000 each.

The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses to four out of the 20 fighters on the card, and it's probably no surprise who's leaving the "Mile High City" with a second sack of simoleons.

It's no surprise -- or at least it shouldn't be -- that a returning Josh Koscheck took home the coveted "Knockout of the Night" bonus thanks to the retirement inducing punches he unloaded on Matt Hughes. And while the "Country Boy" says he's not hanging up the gloves just yet, those missiles from "Kos" might haunt his dreams for the next few weeks.

At least.

Also hauling in a wheelbarrow full of cash was Nate Diaz, who continued his family's legacy by impressively forcing Takanori Gomi to tap in the very first round of their lightweight scrap. His slick armbar earned him "Submission of the Night" and a whole lot of bacon to take back to Stockton.

Finally, you just knew the powers that be would find a way to monetarily award Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones for his stunning fourth round submission win over Quinton Jackson and they've done so by bestowing him with "Fight of the Night" honors and nice fat check to go with his first title defense.

"Superman's" gotta get paid, too, y'all.

Here are the special fight bonuses for UFC 135:

Knockout of the Night -- Josh Koscheck

Submission of the Night -- Nate Diaz

Fight of the Night -- Jon Jones vs. Quinton Jackson

Again, each fighter received $75,000 extra for their performances in addition to their respective base salaries, which we will pass along as soon as possible.

How the hell was Jones-Rampage fight of the night?

Jones-Rampage fight of the night is acceptable...it's really the only fight on the card that generated a given fuck and it featured an amazing performance while Mizugaki-Escovedo while more competitive was not that much more competitive outside a minute or two in the first, and nobody gave a fuck and not that many people saw it. Boetsch-Ring would take 3rd here and all the other fights were one sided or boring garbage.