The promotion payed out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses to four out of the 22 fighters on the card.
"The California Kid," Urijah Faber, earned his $70K by submitting Brian Bowles in the second round of their bantamweight title eliminator earning the "Submission of the Night".
Michael McDonald, earned "Knockout of the Night" against Alex Soto.
"Fight of the Night" was split two ways Wanderlei Silva bringing back his brand of violence with a second round technical knockout of Cung Le, while Dan Henderson and Mauricio Rua also got paid for there 5 round war.
Here are the special fight bonuses for UFC 139:
Submission of the Night -- Urijah Faber
Knockout of the Night -- Michael McDonald
Fight of the Night -- Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le, Mauricio Rua vs. Dan Henderson
Again, each fighter received $70,000 extra for their performances in addition to their respective base salaries, which we will pass along as soon as possible.
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