Nick Diaz pockets $175,000 for his first round TKO win over Paul “Semtex” Daley

Strikeforce welterweight champion, Nick Diaz was the big winner in terms of financial reward following Saturday nights event in San Diego, California, taking home $175,000 for his efforts after defeating UK bad boy, Paul “Semtex” Daley via TKO in the first round.
Strikeforce lightweight champion, Gilbert Melendez earned himself $150,000, as did former light heavyweight champion, Gegard Mousasi. The Japanese pair of Shinya Aoki and Tatsuya Kawajiri took home $73,637.50 and $97,612.50 respectively.
Here’s the run-down in full:
Nick Diaz – $175,000 def. Paul Daley – $65,000
Gilbert Melendez – $150,000 def. Tatsuya Kawajiri – $97,612.50
Gegard Mousasi – $150,000 drew with Keith Jardine – $25,000
Shinya Aoki – $73,637.50 def. Lyle Beerbohm – $10,000
Robert Peralta – $4,000 (including $2,000 win bonus) def. Hiroyuki Takaya – $2,740
Virgil Zwicker – $3,000 (including $1,000 win bonus) def. Brett Albee – $1,000
Joe Duarte – $2,000 (including $1,000 win bonus) def. Saad Awad – $1,500
Herman Terrado – $1,500 (including $500 win bonus) def. A.J. Matthews – $1,000
Rolando Perez – $3,000 (including $1,000 win bonus) def. Edgar Cardenas – $1,000
Casey Ryan – $2,000 (including $1,000 win bonus) def. Paul Song – $750