At the weigh ins, Matthew Lopez weighed in at 138.5 pounds, 2.5 pounds over the bantamweight upper limit of 136 pounds. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and Lopez forfeited 20% of his purse to Raphael Assunção.[7]
^Originally announced as a majority draw (30–27, 29–29, 29–29); later overturned to a unanimous decision win for Strickland due to a miscalculation in scores.[8]
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[10]
Fight of the Night: Dustin Poirier vs. Anthony Pettis
Performance of the Night:Matt Brown and Raphael Assunção
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $1,935,600.[11]
Dustin Poirier: $130,000 ($65,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Pettis: $135,000
Matt Brown: $150,000 ($75,000 win bonus) def. Diego Sanchez: $95,000
Andrei Arlovski: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Júnior Albini: $12,000
Cezar Ferreira: $78,000 ($39,000 win bonus) def. Nate Marquardt: $68,000
Karl Roberson: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Darren Stewart: $10,000
^ Although not included on the initial report, Matthew Lopez was fined 20 percent of his purse ($3,600) for failing to make the required weight for his fight with Raphael Assunção. That money was issued to Assunção, a VDPOR official confirmed.
