UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 - May 25th

Hmm Mrs Velasquez

Khabib did break a UFC record btw...21 takedowns. It seemed like more.

I feel like Glover Teixiera would do better at HW then Jon Jones today. I think he hits hard enough, is tough enough and has enough talent to be in and win a lot more fights north of 205 then would Jones.

2006 Fedor vs Cain Today? And Cain keeps going as the only guy in the HW/Fedor conversation in a very large way. He is the best since if not the Best HW ever already. Not the Goat for reasons of time but that conversation will come eventually I think.

JDS was winning the standup and Hunts striking was not near Dos Santos in speed or accuracy, but the more dangerous striker was taken down to avoid the dangerousness of his striking. Good win for JDS though. I hope Hunt continues his campaign.

Maynard vs Grant was nuts. Though it was short, I'd give it fight of the night. Both ate big shots and the finish was exciting. Grey is tough but hittable, Grant did good by trying to kill the head because Grey is hard to bring down.

I hope Noons comes back too. Cerrone was too big a challenge for a guy like Noons. He beat Couture but he needs to be booked with perspective, the Diaz win was years ago.

The under card was decent. Glad Pyle won, I thought he deserved to. I thought Bermudez lost but it was another very close decision that could of gone either way. Really Glad Whittiker won, he could be an exciting guy in the future and getting by a established grapplefucker now hopefully opens him up for more exciting opponents in the future. Nurmagomedov looked pretty good, Able must be a tough guy to finish or Khabib needs to brush up on his sambo.

8.5/10 card

Mark Hunt's toe
gross...

Spoiler:

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The total disclosed payroll for the May 25 event was $1,533,000.

UFC 160 took place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main card, which saw Velasquez defend his heavyweight title with a first-round TKO win over Antonio Silva (who earned $75,000), aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook.

The full list of UFC 160 payouts included:

Champ Cain Velasquez: $400,000 (no bonus)
def. Antonio Silva: $75,000

Junior dos Santos: $240,000 (includes $120,000 win bonus)
def. Mark Hunt: $160,000

Glover Teixeira: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
def. James Te Huna: $30,000

T.J. Grant: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Gray Maynard: $45,000

Donald Cerrone: $82,000 (includes $41,000 win bonus)
def. K.J. Noons: $41,000

Mike Pyle: $84,000 (includes $42,000 win bonus)
def. Rick Story: $27,000

Dennis Bermudez: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Max Holloway: $14,000

Robert Whittaker: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Colton Smith: $15,000

Khabib Nurmagomedov: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Abel Trujillo: $8,000

Stephen Thompson: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Nah-Shon Burrell: $9,000

George Roop: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus)
def. Brian Bowles: $19,000

Jeremy Stephens: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
def. Estevan Payan: $10,000

Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter's income. They also do not include any other "locker room" or special discretionary bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays. They also do not include portions of the pay-per-view revenue that some top-level fighters receive.

For example, as previously reported, UFC officials handed out additional $50,000 UFC 160 bonuses to Grant ("KO of the Night"), Teixeira ("Submission of the Night"), and dos Santos and Hunt ("Fight of the Night").