Post-fight videos and interviews from UFC 102: ‘Couture vs. Nogueira’ with Jake Rosholt, Nate Marquardt, Randy Couture, Big Nog, Gabriel Gonzaga, Dana White and the post-fight press conference.

Antonio Nogueira:


Randy Couture:


Gabriel Gonzaga:


Thiago Silva:


Nate Marquardt :


Jake Rosholt:


Dana White:


UFC 102 Post Fight Press Conference:

“I had watched tape on him and kind of noticed how he telegraphed when he kicks and I have a lot of counters for kicks and stuff. I hurt my ankle a couple of weeks ago and I was working with my buddy Dwayne and I asked him ‘How do I counter this if I can’t do my normal stuff?’ He told me ‘Just step in and throw an overhand right as he kicks.’ It was crazy how it worked so easily. This was a highlight reel finish and I’m very excited.”

Now UFC middleweight contender Nate Marquardt talks post-fight about finishing jiu-jitsu phenom Demian Maia just 21 seconds into their 185-pound affair at UFC 102. Nate, undoubtedly has risen to the top of a short list of potential candidates looking to challenge current division freak-of-nature, Anderson “The Spider” Silva. Will Marquardt go right to the top? Or will Hendo be first in line, after his crushing win over Michael Bisping? Or, possibly, the UFC may match Henderson v Marquardet for a possible number #1 contender match?

I doubt it. With a middleweight division somewhat lacking in title challengers and a champion hungry for blood, the UFC are going to try and gather as many contenders as possible. Marquardt has earned his shot, the only question remains is when will he get it.

Fightburger.com has received the fighter payouts for UFC 102.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was the big earner of the night. Edging out a uniamnous desecions win over Hall of Famer Randy Couture, Nogueria earned $400,000 for his work. His opponent, took home $250,000.

Thiago Silva was the third highest paid on the card, earning $58,000 for his 91 second dismantlement of Keith Jardine, who in return took home $55,000. See below for all the other fighters paydays:

MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS

– Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira ($400,000/includes win bonus of $150,000) def. Randy Couture ($250,000)
*Nogueira and Couture also earned an extra $60,000 for “UFC 102 Fight of the Night”

MAIN CARD FIGHTERS

– Thiago Silva ($58,000/includes win bonus of $29,000) def. Keith Jardine ($55,000)

– Jake Rosholt ($26,000/includes win bonus of $13,000) def. Chris Leben ($30,000)
*Rosholt also earned an extra $60,000 for “UFC 102 Submission of the Night”

– Nate Marquardt ($80,000/includes win bonus of $40,000) def. Demian Maia ($28,000)
*Marquardt also earned an extra $60,000 for “UFC 102 Knockout of the Night”

– Brandon Vera ($70,000/includes win bonus of $35,000) def. Krzystzof Soszynski ($8,000)

PRELIMINARY CARD FIGHTERS

– Aaron Simpson ($18,000/includes win bonus of $9,000) def. Ed Herman ($24,000)

– Gabriel Gonzaga ($120,000/includes win bonus of $60,000) def. Chris Tuchscherer ($10,000)

– Mike Russow ($20,000/includes win bonus of $10,000) def. Justin McCully ($15,000)

– Todd Duffee ($10,000/includes win bonus of $5,000) def. Tim Hague ($7,000)

– Mark Munoz ($24,000/includes win bonus of $12,000) def. Nick Catone ($5,000)

– Evan Dunham ($14,000/includes win bonus of $7,000) def. Marcus Aurelio ($13,000)

UFC 102 DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $1,285,000

Former five-time UFC champion Randy Couture and UFC President Dana White announced after Saturday’s “UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira” event in Portland, Oregon that Couture had signed a 28-month, six-fight extension with the promotion to finish out his MMA career inside the Octagon.

The 46-year-old Couture, had one fight remaining on his previous contract, dropped a unanimous decision to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the main event of Saturday’s pay-per-view card, but looked impressive in defeat.

Following back-to-back losses at heavyweight to Nogueira and heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar, White expressed his confidence that Couture can remain competitive in the heavyweight division, but is open to him returning to light heavyweight, where he’s a two-time title-holder with wins over Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell.

“He’s proven he can stay in there and hang with the heavyweights if that’s what he wants to do, [but] I think he’s a beast at 205 pounds,” said White at the post-UFC 102 press conference.

With the decision left in his hands, Couture appeared open to returning to 205-pounds, where showdowns with champ Lyoto Machida and middleweight title-holder Anderson Silva could be on the horizon, along with possible rematches against Liddell and Ortiz.

“I’m interested in interesting fights,” said Couture. “There’s a lot of guys in both divisions that are interesting to fight.”

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Randy Couture, Nate Marquardt, and Jake Rosholt each earned $60,000 “fight night” bonuses at Saturday’s UFC 102 event at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon, UFC President Dana White announced at the post-fight press conference.

UFC 102 headliners and heavyweight legends, Nogueira and Couture were awarded “Fight of the Night” honors for their three-round war that capped off the pay-per-view event.

Marquardt beat out Thiago Silva’s 95-second KO of Keith Jardine and Todd Duffee’s record-setting 7-second knockout of Tim Hague to win “Knockout of the Night” for UFC 102, as he scored a one-punch KO of fellow middleweight contender Demian Maia in just 21-seconds.

“Submission of the Night” went to Jake Rosholt, who earned his first UFC win with a third-round arm-triangle submission of Chris Leben that put Leben out cold.

UFC 102 fell short of a sellout, but still drew an impressive 16,088 attendees for a $1.92 million live gate.

Welcome to Fightburger.com’s live coverage of UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira, which is headlined an anticipated showdown between legendary heavyweights Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and also features Keith Jardin vs. Thiago Silva and Nate Marquardt vs. Demian Maia.

fightburger.com will have live results from the 11-bout pay-per-view event, which takes place at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon, beginning at 7:30pm ET (4:30pm PT).

Enjoy the fights and stick around after the event concludes to watch the post-UFC 102 press conference and read our UFC 102 recap and post-fight news.

UFC 102 Live Results
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MAIN CARD (PPV – 10pm ET)

Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Thiago Silva def. Keith Jardine via KO (punches) — Round 1, 1:35

Jake Rosholt def. Chris Leben via submission (arm-triangle) — Round 3, 1:30

Nate Marquardt def. Demian Maia via KO (punch) — Round 1, 0:21

Brandon Vera def. Krzysztof Soszynski via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

PRELIMINARY CARD (7:30pm ET)

Aaron Simpson def. Ed Herman via TKO (injury) — Round 2, 0:17

Gabriel Gonzaga def. Chris Tuchscherer via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:27

Mike Russow def. Justin McCully via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27)

Todd Duffee def. Tim Hague via KO (punch) — Round 1, 0:07*

Mark Munoz def. Nick Catone via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)

Evan Dunham def. Marcus Aurelio via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
*Fastest knockout in UFC history

Heavyweight prospect Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal kept his undefeated record intact against Mark Kerr in the main event of M-1 Global: Breakthrough on Friday in Kansas City, knocking out the veteran just 25-seconds into their headlining matchup to cap off the event.

A massive favorite, Lawal improved to 5-0 with the TKO victory and should face a step-up in competition in his next fight, while Kerr falls to 15-11 and has now lost 5-straight and 10 of his last 12.

In a special sparring exhibition featured on the main card, top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko made easy work of Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi, following up a series of takedowns with a fight-ending armbar.

In other notable action, Karl Amoussou submitted John Doyle in the opening round and said he hopes to next fight in Strikeforce, while Lucio Linhares and Jesse Gibbs also picked up victories.

The complete results for M-1 Global: Breakthrough were:

Muhammed Lawal def. Mark Kerr via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 0:25

(Special Sparring Exhibition )
Fedor Emelianenko def. Gegard Mousasi via submission (armbar)

Karl Amoussou def. John Doyle via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 3:15

Lucio Linhares def. Mikhail Zayats via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 1:00

Jessie Gibbs def. Rob Broughton via unanimous decision

Michael Kita def. Lloyd Marshbanks via submission (strikes) — Round 1, 1:50

Daisuke Nakamura def. Ferrid Kheder via unanimous decision

Alexey Oleinik vs. Rogent Lloret — unanimous draw

Eric Marriott vs. Tim Bazer via unanimous decision

Sean Wilson vs. Josh Arocho via KO — Round 1, 3:05

Rudy Bears def. Brendan Seguin via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 1:01

Mollie Ahlers-Estes def. Andria Caplan via TKO (doctor stoppage) — Round 1, 3:00

Nate Marquardt, eats a bento box, shows off his hot wife, talks iphone apps, discusses crab cake with Keith Jardine, eats more Japanese and a whole lot more ‘crazy’ stuff in build up to his fight with Damien Maia.

All 22 UFC 102 fighters, including heavyweight headliners Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, successfully made weight on Friday at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon, the same venue which hosts Saturday’s pay-per-view event.

Couture, the 46-year-old UFC hall of famer and former light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, weighed in at 220-pounds, while the former UFC and PRIDE title-holder Nogueira tipped the scale at 231-pounds.

Light heavyweights Keith Jardine (205) and Thiago Silva (205), who square off in the UFC 102 co-main event, and featured middleweight contenders Nate Marquardt (185) and Demian Maia (185) were all on weight for their main card matchups.

Don’t forget to stop by fightburger.com tomorrow for live UFC 102 results and coverage.

The complete weigh-in results for UFC 102 were:

MAIN CARD

265: Randy Couture (220) vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (231)
205: Keith Jardine (205) vs. Thiago Silva (205)
185: Nate Marquardt (185) vs. Demian Maia (185)
205: Brandon Vera (205) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (205)
185: Chris Leben (185) vs. Jake Rosholt (185)
PRELIMINARY CARD

185: Ed Herman (185.5) vs. Aaron Simpson (185)
265: Gabriel Gonzaga (259) vs. Chris Tuchscherer (258)
265: Justin McCully (238) vs. Mike Russow (260)
265: Tim Hague(263.5) vs.Todd Duffee (251)
185: Nick Catone (185.5) vs. Mark Munoz (185.5)
155: Marcus Aurelio (156) vs. Evan Dunham (155)

Taken from a recent interview with Fedor:

“Brett Rogers is a very strong opponent. He is a great opponent. And he has a really very heavy knockout punch. I do not read all the rumors and gossip that is published on the Internet. To tell you the truth, the offer from the UFC was not really the worthy one. And if they are able to give us a really good offer then maybe [one day] we could agree. Frankly speaking, when I am in the cage or ring I don’t feel like I have to prove something. There are a lot of people around me who feel I do, but I don’t think so. When I come into the ring or cage the only thing I’m thinking about is is Russia (and representing it). So I don’t think that I need to prove anything.”

Recent Strikeforce acquisition and the last man to hold the PRIDE FC heavyweight title, Fedor Emelianenko, doesn’t feel he has anything to prove, even if those around him do. Which is a little disappointing to say the least. It seems has Fedor may care more about his money than his legacy or his fans. You would be hard-pressed to find an MMA fan right now that wouldn’t want to see the Emelianenko in the Octagon. However, the reigning World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) heavyweight champion next faces the heavy-handed Brett Rogers in what will be the Russian’s Strikeforce debut. Rogers is fresh off a devastating 22-second knockout of former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski, which pushed his record to 10-0. Does he have enough weapons to take out “The Last Emperor” who is riding a 26 fight win streak? I sincerely doubt it. If we learn anything from this fight, it will be that Fedor is in the wrong place.