''UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 15'') was a

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

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held by the

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(UFC) on September 17, 2008, at the

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Background

The event served as the lead-in to the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir on

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was originally scheduled to face

Wilson Gouveia Wilson Gouveia (born October 3, 1978) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. Gouveia formerly fought in the UFC. He is a 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is a member of American Top Team. Mixed martial arts career Gouveia h ...

on this card, but was injured. He was replaced by Ryan Jensen.

Results

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $30,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night:

Nate Diaz Nathan Donald Diaz (born April 16, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist who is currently a free agent. Diaz is most known for his time spent fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought for over 15 year ...

vs.

Josh Neer Joshua Martin Neer (born March 24, 1983) is an American bare-knuckle boxer and former mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2003, he has competed for the UFC, Bellator, the Quad Cities Silverbacks of the IFL, and Shark Fights. Ne ...

*Knockout of the Night:

Alessio Sakara Alessio Sakara (born September 2, 1981) is an Italian professional mixed martial artist, former professional boxer and Sanshou kickboxer, currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2002, Sakara has al ...

*Submission of the Night:

Purses

Below are the fighter base salaries for the event. The total base fighter payroll was $305,000. *Nate Diaz — $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win) *Josh Neer — $9,000 *Clay Guida — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win) *Mac Danzig — $15,000 *Alan Belcher — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win) *Ed Herman — $16,000 *Eric Schafer — $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win) *Houston Alexander — $13,000 *Alessio Sakara — $34,000 ($17,000 to show, $17,000 to win) *Joe Vedepo — $3,000 *Wilson Gouveia — $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 to win) *Ryan Jensen — $4,000 *Joe Lauzon — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win) *Kyle Bradley — $4,000 *Jason Brilz — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win) *Brad Morris — $4,000 *Mike Massenzio — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win) *Drew McFedries — $16,000 *Dan Miller — $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win) *Rob Kimmons — $5,000

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