All eight of the fighters that were drug tested following UFC 86 last Saturday in Las Vegas have come back clean, according to Keith Kizer, executive director of the NSAC.
Fighters tested included: Forrest Griffin, Quinton Jackson, Melvin Guillard, Justin Buchholtz, Cole Miller, Gabriel Gonzaga, Joe Stevenson and Patrick Cote. The fighters were tested for drugs of abuse and performance enhancing drugs.
Melvin Guillard in particular, was once busted for having cocaine in his system following his 30 second loss to Joe Stevenson and was subsequently suspended for nine months.
Forrest Griffin ($250,000, win bonus was $150,000) def. Quinton Jackson ($225,000)
Main Card Fighters:
Patrick Cote ($32,000/win bonus was $16,000) def. Ricardo Almeida ($23,000)
Joe Stevenson ($60,000/win bonus was $30,000) def. Gleison Tibau ($11,000)
Josh Koscheck ($70,000/win bonus was $35,000) def. Chris Lytle ($14,000)
Tyson Griffin ($40,000/win bonus was $20,000) def. Marcus Aurelio ($40,000)
Preliminary Card Fighters:
Gabriel Gonzaga ($100,000/win bonus was $50,000) def. Justin McCully ($5,000)
Cole Miller ($20,000/win bonus was $10,000) def. Jorge Gurgel ($10,000)
Melvin Guillard ($20,000/win bonus was $10,000) def. Dennis Siver ($7,000)
Justin Buchholz ($8,000/win bonus was $4,000) def. Corey Hill ($8,000)
UFC 86 Disclosed Fighter Pay: $943,000
UFC 86 Bonuses:
Each fighter received a $60,000 bonus for the following awards.
Fight of the Night:
Forrest Griffin and Quinton Jackson
Knockout of the Night:
Melvin Guillard
Submission of the Night:
Cole Miller
Man, I hope Patrick Cote gets a new contract soon, his pay was quite low, notwithstanding any sponsor money or undisclosed bonuses. Gabriel Gonzaga more than tripled his pay!! In fact, he was the lowest paid main card fighter, and he was the co-main event. Everybody is against us Canucks!!
