UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer, also referred to as UFC Fight Night 15, was a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

 (UFC) on September 17, 2008 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium

Omaha Civic Auditorium

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 in Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

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

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir

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 on Spike TV

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Preliminary card

• Middleweight bout:  United States Rob Kimmons
  Rob Kimmons
  Rob Kimmons is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed at middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He is also known as "The Rosedale Reaper".-Mixed martial arts career:...
  
   vs.  United States Dan Miller
  Dan Miller (fighter)
  Daniel James Miller is an American Middleweight mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the older brother of fellow MMA fighter Jim Miller.-Martial arts background:...
  
  

Miller defeated Kimmons via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:27 of round 1

• Middleweight bout:  United States Drew McFedries vs.  United States Mike Massenzio
  Mike Massenzio
  Mike Vito Massenzio is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He wrestled in New Jersey and was a two-time high school state champion in 2000 and 2001 at St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey. Additionally in 2001,...
  
  

Massenzio defeated McFedries via submission (kimura) at 1:28 of round 1

• Light heavyweight bout:  Australia Brad Morris
  Brad Morris
  Brad Morris is an Australian mixed martial artist.-MMA career:He has a professional MMA record of 10 wins with 6 losses. He scored a win in BodogFight over UFC veteran Kristof Midoux. He trains with other antipodean fighters such as Mark Hunt and Elvis Sinosic.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:His...
  
   vs.  United States Jason Brilz
  Jason Brilz
  Jason Brilz is an American mixed martial artist. He formerly fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the light heavyweight division.-Wrestling career:...
  
  

Brilz defeated Morris via TKO (strikes) at 2:54 of round 2

• Lightweight bout:   Joe Lauzon
  Joe Lauzon
  Joseph E. Lauzon Jr. is an American mixed martial artist from Brockton, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Massachusetts and is training at Lauzon MMA in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.-Early life and background:...
  
   vs.   Kyle Bradley
  Kyle Bradley
  Kyle James Bradley is an American mixed martial artist. He competes in the Lightweight division.- Career In The UFC :Bradley had a rough start in the UFC as he was knocked out quickly in the first by UFC vet Chris Lytle....
  
  

Lauzon defeated Bradley via TKO (punches) at 1:34 of round 2

• Middleweight bout:  Brazil Wilson Gouveia
  Wilson Gouveia
  Wilson Gouveia is a Brazilian mixed martial artist.At and , Gouveia fights as a light heavyweight in the Maximum Fighting Championships organization after a stint as a middleweight in the UFC. He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is a member of American Top Team...
  
   vs.   Ryan Jensen
  Ryan Jensen (fighter)
  Ryan James Jensen is an American mixed martial artist.-Background:Jensen began training at the age of 15. Following his first fight against Travis Fulton in February 1997, he did not compete again until June 2002...
  
  

Gouveia defeated Jensen via submission (armbar) at 2:04 of round 2

• Middleweight bout:  Italy Alessio Sakara
  Alessio Sakara
  Alessio Sakara is an Italian mixed martial artist and boxer, who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Middleweight Division. Sakara is also a Former World Junior Boxing Contender. He holds notable wins over Elvis Sinosic, Thales Leites, James Irvin.-Background:Sakara was born...
  
   vs.  United States Joe Vedepo
  Joe Vedepo
  Joe Vedepo is an American mixed martial artist. He fought at ZT Fight Night - Heavyweights Collide against Oli Thompson winning via TKO in the second round, He was expected to fight Rob Broughton to crown the tournament winner but Vedepo broke his hand in his semifinals bout against Oli Thompson,...
  
  

Sakara defeated Vedepo via KO (head kick) at 1:27 of round 1

Main card

• Light Heavyweight bout:   Houston Alexander
  Houston Alexander
  Houston Alexander is an American professional mixed martial artist, who fights as a light heavyweight and heavyweight. He also works as a DJ in North Omaha, Nebraska...
  
   vs.   Eric Schafer
  Eric Schafer
  Eric John Schafer is an American mixed martial artist who competes a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Background and early career:Schafer attended the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh....
  
  

Schafer defeated Alexander via submission (arm triangle choke) at 4:53 of the 1st round

• Middleweight bout:   Ed Herman
  Ed Herman (fighter)
  Edward Benson Herman is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in their middleweight division and holds notable wins over Kyle Noke, Brian Ebersole, David Loiseau, Dave Menne, Scott Smith, Nick Thompson and Joe Doerksen...
  
   vs.   Alan Belcher
  Alan Belcher
  John Alan Belcher , is an American mixed martial artist who fights in the middleweight division of the UFC. He fights out of Remix MMA in Biloxi, Mississippi, where he is also the owner. Belcher holds notable wins over Jorge Santiago, Jason MacDonald, Ed Herman, Dennis Kang, and Patrick Côté...
  
  

Belcher defeated Herman via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)

• Lightweight bout:   Mac Danzig
  Mac Danzig
  Mac Danzig is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Background:...
  
   vs.   Clay Guida
  Clay Guida
  Clayton Charles Guida is an American mixed martial artist and currently fighting in the UFC as a lightweight. Guida was the first Strikeforce Lightweight Champion and held the title until being defeated by Gilbert Melendez at Strikeforce: Revenge...
  
  

Guida defeated Danzig via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)

• Lightweight bout:   Nate Diaz vs.   Josh Neer
  Josh Neer
  Joshua Martin Neer is an American mixed martial artist from Des Moines, Iowa who is currently under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championships. He trains at The LifeLine Youth Foundation and The Des Moines Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Des Moines, Iowa. Neer is formerly an MFS Elite fighter...
  
  

Diaz defeated Neer via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $30,000 bonuses.

• Fight of the Night:  United States Nate Diaz vs.  United States Josh Neer
• Knockout of the Night:   Alessio Sakara
• Submission of the Night:   Wilson Gouveia

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

External links

• Official fight card