UFC Fight Night 19: Diaz vs. Guillard

September 17, 2009 Oklahoma City, Okla. - Cox Convention Center

Brock Larson reflects on his upset loss to Mike Pierce in an interview with MMA Junkie: "I don't...

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Brock Larson reflects on his upset loss to Mike Pierce in an interview with MMA Junkie: "I don't think the judges made the wrong call. They had to award him the win because the only thing that went on in the whole fight was takedowns, and he got them. I clearly lost the fight. Hats off to Pierce, but he has some issues to work on himself." In the locker room after the fight, UFC matchmaker Joe Silva told Larson's manager, Monte Cox, "Don't worry about Brock. He's a fighter. We don't know what we're going to do with this other [expletive]. I don't know if I can watch another 15 minutes of that [expletive].". "That was good to hear coming off a loss," Larson said. "In a weird way, that loss helps me, and it would have helped Pierce if he tried to be aggressive. Win, lose or draw, at least he's competing. People won't want to watch that stuff. "I've always taken pride in going after and trying to finish my fights, and I get the upper hand always going after it and being aggressive. Pierce didn't have that attitude. He just wanted to eke out the win and get the [win]. "The W is important, but at the same time it's the entertainment business. People pay to watch, and they don't want to watch two guys hug belly buttons. Clay Guida, he makes more money on friggin' 'Fight of the Night' bonuses than he does on his fight wins." "People look at film and say, 'This guy beat Brock? That's all he had to do,'" Larson said. "I have to get the Band-Aids out, cover that owie and not have to worry about that being a problem."

UFC Fight Night 19 salaries

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UFC Fight Night 19 salaries

UFC Fight Night 19 salaries: - Nate Diaz $48,000 ($24,000 + $24,000) def. Melvin Guillard...

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UFC Fight Night 19 salaries: - Nate Diaz $48,000 ($24,000 + $24,000) def. Melvin Guillard $14,000 - Gray Maynard $24,000 ($12,000 + $12,000) def. Roger Huerta $21,000 - Carlos Condit $48,000 ($24,000 + $24,000) def. Jake Ellenberger $10,000 - Nate Quarry $60,000 ($30,000 + $30,000) def. Tim Credeur $10,000 - Brian Stann $22,000 ($11,000 + $11,000) def. Steve Cantwell $10,000 - Mike Pyle $30,000 ($15,000 + $15,000) def. Chris Wilson $17,000 - CB Dollaway $28,000 ($14,000 + $14,000) def. Jay Silva $6,000 - Phillipe Nover $20,000 vs. Sam Stout $24,000 - Jeremy Stephens $24,000 ($12,000 + $12,000) def. Justin Buchholz $8,000 - Mike Pierce $12,000 ($6,000 + $6,000) def. Brock Larson $26,000 - Ryan Jensen $8,000 ($4,000 + $4,000) def. Steve Steinbeiss $6,000 $30,000 bonuses were awarded to Quarry, Credeur (Fight), Stephens (KO) and Diaz (Submission of the Night). HT: mma.fanhouse.com

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